Alzheimer's Association funds expansion of aging study in longest running birth cohort

(Alzheimer's Association) The Alzheimer's Association and University College London (UCL) are partnering to study brain aging and dementia in 500 individuals whose health and health-related behaviors have been documented since birth. A $7 million grant from the Alzheimer's Association will allow researchers to more accurately detect the influence of both genetics and behaviors on dementia risk across the life course in this unique population.