Amazing Feats of Aging: Links

Keep exploring the science of aging with these great online resources!

National Institute on Aging:
http://www.nia.nih.gov/
Links to NIA exercises, and national directory for older people (lists hundreds of organizations on all age-related issues).

Secrets of Aging:
http://www.secretsofaging.org/
Website for the exhibit on aging created by the Museum of Science, Boston. Many good links and activities.

Stealing Time:
http://www.pbs.org/stealingtime/
Website of the PBS special on the biology of aging.

iGranddparents:
http://www.igrandparents.com/default.asp
Fun ideas for grandparents and grandchildren.

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP):
http://www.aarp.org/
News, issues, membership. And links to many other age-related sites.

American Society on Aging:
http://www.asaging.org/
Baltimore Longitudinal Study and general aging information.

The Living Century:
http://www.thelivingcentury.com/
Stories and information about the oldest living citizens of the US.

Positively Aging:
http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu
Curriculum on aging for middle school and high school students.

Living to 100:
http://www.beeson.org/Livingto100/default.htm
A lifestyle quiz the determines your chance of living to 100.

RealAge:
http://realage.com/
A resource for all kind of ideas for healthy aging.

Surfing for Life:
http://www.surfingforlife.com/
The story of surfers in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s!

Elderhostel:
http://www.elderhostel.org/
Information for learning and travel courses for seniors.

Shape Up America!:
http://www.shapeup.org/
Fitness and weight loss programs.

The Nun Study:
http://www.mc.uky.edu/nunnet/
A longitudinal study of aging and Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Association:
http://www.alz.org/
Resource-filled website with information about all aspects of Alzheimer's, including legal, medical and social issues.

The Secret Life of the Brain:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/episode5/
Episode 5 of this PBS series explores the aging brain.

Dana Web site:
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/Restoring/index.html
The Site for Brain Information!

Neuroscience for Kids:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/ninety.html
This web site has many interesting pages on the aging brain.

AgingEye Times:
http://www.agingeye.net/
An online resource with current information on diseases of the aging eye.

Orca Lab:
http://www.orcalab.org/index.htm
An orca research site in British Columbia.

Bat Conservation International:
http://www.batcon.org/
Information about bats all over the world.

Wormworld:
http://wormworld.ucsf.edu/
The Kenyon Lab at UCSF, a site for researching the genetics of aging in roundworms (C. elegans).

Restoring the Tortoise Dynasty:
http://www.darwinfoundation.org/Restoring/index.html
A site on the survival of giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands.