NIH R01 · 2024
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The number of Americans with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) is projected to reach 13.8 million by 2050. Given the current lack of disease-modifying treatments for ADRD coupled with evidence that ADRD develops over decades, there is growing interest in developing prevention strategies. Middle age (i.e., 45-64 years) is increasingly recognized as a key life course period to target modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and ADRD. Prior studies have identified individual-level risk factors in middle age, including chronic conditions such as hypertension and obesity and health-related behaviors such as excessive alcohol use. The 2020 Lancet…
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