USA will receive $1.26 million in funding over a four-year period to serve as a clinical site for the Diverse Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia study.
Amy R. Nelson, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and cell biology, is principal investigator of the Diverse VCID study at the University of South Alabama. Yelitza Rodriguez, Ph.D., is a clinical research specialist.) - The University of South Alabama has been awarded a grant for a study on dementia and selected as a clinical site for national research.
UC Davis Health and UTHealth Houston are leading the study. The award is part of a $53.6 million grant from the NINDS to UC Davis.Participants in the study will visit the research center site once a year for three to four years, review their medical history and current care plan, and complete a questionnaire, in addition to receiving a medical exam, brain MRI and getting their blood drawn.
Researchers are recruiting people between the ages of 65 and 90 who have noticed changes in their memory or thinking but have not been diagnosed with dementia or experienced a stroke.
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