The NIH Record -- June 18, 1974, Page 1
New Institute on Aging Established to Consider
Problems of Elderly |
| The President signed into law on May 31 a measure establishing the National Institute on Aging within NIH. The Institute will conduct and support "biomedical, social, and behavioral research and training relating to the aging process, the diseases and other special problems of the aged." |
| The legislation also directs HEW Sec. Caspar W. Weinberger to establish a National Advisory Council on Aging. Within one year after the effective date of the law, the Secretary -- in consultation with the Institute and the National Advisory Council and such other appropriate advisory bodies as he may establish -- is directed to develop a plan for a program to coordinate and promote research into several aspects of aging. |
| The new legislation stresses the Secretary's responsibility for coordinating research and training activities to avoid unnecessary duplication. He must also determine the area in which, and the extent to which such activities will be carried out through the National Institute on Aging or another institute when there is an overlap. |
| Currently, the Gerontology Research Center -- located in Baltimore -- which is part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is conducting research to obtain fundamental knowledge of the aging process. |
