Project Grant 19257403824

This Project Grant award, totaling $915,201.00, was provided by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to the Northern California Institute For Research And Education, Inc. (NCIRE) for the project "Feasibility of Tele-Singing at Home for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Decline." The key objectives of this 3-year project are to develop, refine, and test the feasibility and acceptability of an online group singing intervention for older adults with mild cognitive...

This $131,085 Project Grant awarded by the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to The Leland Stanford Junior University supports research to investigate the use of afternoon phototherapy as a stepped care approach to reduce sleep-wake fragmentation and improve cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The key objectives are to: 1) apply machine learning techniques to identify factors contributing to sleep-wake fragmentation and cognitive decline, 2) conduct...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 Aging Research) provides $883,993 to Lehigh University to conduct a 5-year longitudinal study on the mental health of older adult ethnic-Nepali Bhutanese refugees resettled in the U.S. The study aims to use a community-based participatory research approach to explore social support as a protective factor, assess the role of post-resettlement risk and protective factors, and examine the relationship between family...

This Project Grant award of $887,750 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), aims to develop and pilot a peer-led intervention called "Bridge to Belonging" (B2B) to reduce depression and loneliness among older gay and bisexual men living with HIV (OGBMLH). The project will leverage evidence-based strategies like cognitive behavioral therapy-based friendship enrichment, motivational interviewing, and peer mentorship to increase...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $132,570 to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to develop the acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of a reminiscence-based cognitive health intervention called the SHARP Study. The SHARP Study engages older Black adults in reminiscence-based walking and social engagement activities to maintain or improve brain health and wellbeing. The award supports training OHSU...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $249,000 to the University of Southern California to examine how older Korean immigrants' cognitive health is shaped by cognitive reserves and social interactions in senior housing. The study aims to: 1) assess the effect of cognitive reserves (e.g., education, acculturation) on cognitive health, 2) examine the effect of social interactions (bonding, bridging, bullying) on cognitive...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $157,000.00 to support a pilot study evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of a 6-week nature meditation intervention for bereaved friend and family caregivers of cancer patients who died in hospice care. The study, conducted by the collaborative research partnership of Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University Health Sciences, aims to develop 6 nature-based healing meditation...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $1,711,908 to The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to conduct research on the association between depressive symptoms, tau protein accumulation, and cognitive decline in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The primary goals are to: 1) evaluate the link between depressive symptoms and cortico-limbic tau binding in MCI participants; 2) clarify the...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will fund a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of using a "patient priorities care framework" to facilitate individualized breast cancer survivorship care for older women with multiple chronic conditions. The $624,000 award, effective from September 27, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will support the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in carrying out this quasi-experimental...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) supports research into the relationship between dispositional optimism and cognitive health outcomes, including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The $2,239,532 award will fund a 5-year study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to: Examine the association between optimism and long-term cognitive trajectories across multiple diverse cohorts. Investigate the relationship between...