“Using precision medicine, we hope to be able to identify the predictors of dementia and Alzheimer’s and by doing so, prevent or delay the disease and optimize healthy brain aging,” Craft said.
Associate directors of the Wake Forest Alzheimer Disease Core Center are Dr. Jeff D. Williamson, professor and section chief of gerontology and geriatric medicine, and Laura Baker, associate professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine.
The NIH grant is just the latest that the medical school and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have received in recent years.
In February 2019, Wake Forest Baptist gained a $28 million grant for studying whether lifestyle choices can help older adults stay mentally sharp.
The grant comes from the Alzheimer’s Association. It is part of a $35 million national project known as U.S. Pointer.
The project compares the effects of two lifestyle interventions on brain health in older adults who may be at risk for memory loss in the future.
Participants in one group were handed a lifestyle program that best fits their own needs and schedules, Wake Forest Baptist said.
Participants in the other group follow a specific program that includes weekly healthy lifestyle activities.
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