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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research happening at the National Institute on Aging at NIH: Gene expression signatures of Alzheimer's disease — Researchers built a resource of gene expression patterns from the brain cells of people who had Alzheimer’s disease. The resource may enable new advances in understanding how Alzheimer’s disease develops.  International Symposium to Honor Pioneer in Neuroscience and Fasting — An international symposium will honor Mark Mattson, Ph.D., one of the world’s top experts on the potential cognitive and physical health benefits of intermittent fasting, upon his retirement from the NIA.  Long-term study investigates association between self-reported diet in midlife and dementia risk — Long-term U.K. study supported by NIA found no association between self-reported midlife diet and risk of dementia over and above other risk factors. Scam susceptibility may signal risk for cognitive decline — Low scam awareness among older persons may be an early indicator of risk for Alzheimer’s disease and MCI, according to researchers leading an NIA-supported study at Rush University.  Visit the NIA newsroom for more press releases, featured research, and announcements. Share this information on social media: Read and share the latest research news from the National Institute on Aging at NIH: http://bit.ly/2EkEbTQ