Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received $22.5 million from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Aging, supporting five more years of Alzheimer’s research through its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the university announced.
This is the second time the center has received funding from the NIH for this purpose. They received $7.3 million more for this year’s renewal than they did for the last in 2021. In the decade the center has been open, its researchers have:
Designed early detection methods for cognitive impairment which have been implemented in real clinical settings.
Educated the public about ADRC Healthy Brain Study and clinical trial participation
Focused on ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat Alzheimer’s
