RADCO
Resilience/Resistance Against Alzheimer’s Disease in Centenarians and Offspring (RADCO)
Purpose
We are partnering with Boston University to recruit centenarians (aged 100 or older) for a National Institute on Aging–funded study that examines why some individuals maintain strong memory and thinking abilities well into very old age. The goal of our study is to understand what helps certain centenarians stay mentally sharp, sometimes performing like people 30 years younger. By learning from these individuals, we hope to identify biological factors that may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Participants will be asked to complete some tests of their thinking, health, and movement to help us better understand brain health and aging. They will also be asked to provide a small blood sample to study factors in the blood that may contribute to healthy aging. As a thank you, participants will receive $100 for completing the study. What we learn may help guide future strategies to prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease for others. If you know someone who is 100+ years old please encourage them to contact our research team to learn more about participating in this study.
(Investigators: Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH; Stacy Andersen, PhD; Susan Bookheimer, PhD; Mirella Diaz-Santos, PHD)
Contact: Email agewell@bu.edu or call 1-888-333-6327 (press 8 for Spanish) to participate or for more information. If you would like to speak with the local team at UCLA first, contact Aisha Mohammed by email at elha@mednet.ucla.edu, or by phone at (310) 825-2600.