Cooperative Agreement NU58DP006115

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, titled "BRAIN CHEC-AC (BRAIN AND COGNITIVE HEALTH EQUITY CAMPAIGN FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY)," is funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program. The $725,595 award, with a performance period from September 20, 2024 to August 31, 2029, aims to address disparities in early detection and diagnosis of Alzheimer's...

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), under the Aging Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.866), awarded a $232,485 Project Grant (R21AG085254) to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The grant funding will support the adaptation and feasibility testing of an AI-enabled web application based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for family caregivers of people living with dementia. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: Adapting an existing...

This $2,451,044 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will support the "Engaging Aging Minds" research project led by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. The project aims to investigate the impact of labor force participation and stimulating activities in middle and later life on cognitive aging outcomes across diverse international settings, including low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like China,...

This federal Project Grant award of $537,000.00, provided by the National Institute on Aging under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866), supports the "Sleep Matters Initiative" at Brigham & Women's Hospital. The grant will fund the cultural adaptation and pilot testing of a sleep health and mindfulness program for cognitively unimpaired older adults living in low-income housing in Boston. The project aims to leverage social networks within these communities to improve sleep...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $811,228 to B.A. Maze, Inc. to develop and test the At-Home Health Station (AHS), a technology platform designed to assist individuals with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias (CI/ADRD) in maintaining independence and health. The AHS is a modular, plug-and-play system that simplifies digital experiences for CI/ADRD users and enables caregivers to set customized...

This $4,260,300 project grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging will fund research under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to investigate the association between in utero environmental exposures and life-course cognition and prodromal Alzheimer's disease in midlife. The Public Health Institute will leverage existing data and biospecimens from the 50+ year follow up of the Child Health and Development Studies birth cohort to conduct targeted and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging's Aging Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.866) provides $2,173,794.00 to The General Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts General Hospital) to conduct research aimed at developing strategies to enhance adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential therapeutic approach for treating cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research project seeks to: 1) explore the...

This $200,310 project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging will fund research into the differential impact of adverse childhood experiences and aging on brain health. Specifically, the Oklahoma State University grant will pursue two aims: 1) characterize cognitive performance across emerging and older adult cohorts stratified by ACEs, and 2) characterize brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels across the two age...

This $441,612 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will support research by the Trustees of Boston University Medical Campus to investigate the relationship between modifiable lifestyle and clinical risk factors, digital cognitive markers, and Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. The research aims to: Compare cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between the "Life's Essential 8" risk factor metrics and digital cognitive...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $2,366,213 to the University of Illinois to conduct the INLIFE (Individualized Lifestyle Change for Every Aging Brain) study. The study aims to harmonize and analyze participant-level data from 12 U.S. randomized controlled trials involving 9,570 older adults to examine how changes in lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity, cognitive activity, healthy diet, and social engagement impact...