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Volunteering for Alzheimer’s Research – Keretha’s Story

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Keretha lost her mother to dementia. As she says, “Alzheimer’s doesn’t just impact a person, but the entire family.” Now, Keretha volunteers for Alzheimer’s research and hopes to set an example for increased participation by African Americans, who have a higher risk for developing dementia. Watch Keretha’s story and learn more about participating in Alzheimer’s and dementia […]

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The 2019 “Parent” Alzheimer’s Disease FOAs and their “Children” Notices

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The 2019 “parent” Alzheimer’s disease FOAs: What’s with all the Notices? Kimberly Kramer, Health Specialist, Division of Extramural Activities In the interest of increasing speed and efficiency, NIA initiated last year a new strategy for announcing Alzheimer’s-related research topics we hope to support. Instead of issuing a separate funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for each research

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Read the Latest Aging and Alzheimer’s News from NIA

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Check out these articles for the latest in aging advances and research from the National Institute on Aging Guidelines proposed for newly defined Alzheimer’s-like brain disorder— A recently recognized brain disorder called LATE mimics clinical features of Alzheimer’s disease. LATE has for the first time been defined with recommended diagnostic criteria and other guidelines for advancing and

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NIA Announces New Online Toolkit, Videos for Alzheimer’s Study Recruitment

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ADORE website, videos are new tools for Alzheimer’s clinical trials recruitment NIA is pleased to announce the debut of ADORE (Alzheimer’s and Dementia Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Resources) a searchable, online toolbox designed to help researchers engage, recruit, and retain participants in clinical trials and studies for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and

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Read the Latest Aging and Alzheimer’s News from NIA

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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: Social isolation, loneliness in older people pose health risks— Social isolation and loneliness can affect the physical and mental health of older adults, including those with cognitive impairment. Read about research on risk factors and

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Read the Latest News in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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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: Data sharing uncovers five new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease — Analysis of genetic data revealed five new and confirmed 20 known risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease. Mutations in genes specific to tau may play an

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