This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) in the amount of $2,433,859 supports research at The Johns Hopkins University to investigate age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline. The key objectives are to study the molecular, cellular, and connectivity changes in the central auditory system during normal aging and Alzheimer's disease, with the goal of developing targeted therapeutic strategies. The research integrates single-cell sequencing,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to The Johns Hopkins University provides $675,469 to investigate the role of language acculturation in the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline among Hispanic adults in the United States. The research aims to examine whether language acculturation modifies the relationship between hearing loss and cognitive function, brain health markers, and Alzheimer's disease pathology...
This federal Project Grant award of $955,590 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.173), will support research to investigate the cognitive mechanisms underlying the ability of older adults to use linguistic context to facilitate speech recognition, particularly in challenging listening environments. The research will use cutting-edge neuroimaging...
This federal Project Grant award of $477,660 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (CFDA 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders) supports research to investigate age-related brain differences that affect speech recognition in older adults. The primary objectives are to characterize how quickly older adults accumulate sensory evidence and how much evidence they require to make speech recognition decisions, and to link these perceptual...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $200,385.00 and provided by the National Institute on Aging under CFDA Program 93.866 - Aging Research, aims to investigate the association between hearing impairment, hippocampal function, and memory in middle-aged and older adults. The primary objectives are to: 1) examine the relationship between hearing impairment and hippocampal activity, and their impact on memory performance using data from the UK Biobank; and 2) collect pilot data to explore...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) provides $783,083 to study the effectiveness of cochlear implants and hearing aids for older adults with age-related hearing loss and cognitive impairment. The study aims to compare the real-world impacts of cochlear implants versus hearing aids on auditory function, cognitive performance, social interaction, and psychosocial well-being in this population. The University...
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) awarded a $262,975 Project Grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, through its Kaiser Foundation Research Institute division, to evaluate the associations of hearing loss with cognitive and brain health outcomes in middle-aged adults. The goal of this 2-year study is to clarify the relationships between midlife hearing loss and measures of cognitive function and brain aging, with a focus on potential disparities across race, sex,...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $153,056 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying age-related declines in episodic memory representational specificity. The project aims to: 1) identify EEG correlates of variations in episodic memory specificity within and across young and older adults, 2) leverage computational modeling to identify cognitive processes...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under CFDA Program 93.173 "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders", provides $262,001.00 to investigate how aging impairs temporal fidelity in the auditory brainstem and underlies spatial hearing deficits. The award, effective September 30, 2024 through April 30, 2026, is provided to the University of Colorado-Denver, a major public research...
The National Institute on Aging awarded a $1,183,821 Project Grant (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) to Trustees of Dartmouth College to study whether auditory tests can predict the future development of Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Conducting longitudinal studies to assess the relationship between performance on peripheral and central auditory tests, and the rate of amyloid-beta and tau protein deposition in the...