March 23, 2001
Are you or someone you know having difficulty remembering things? If so, you might be eligible to participate in a study examining memory loss and Alzheimer's disease at the School of Medicine.
Since the late 1970s, researchers at the school's Memory and Aging Project (MAP) have studied the progression of healthy aging compared with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. With assistance from voluntary participants, they have helped identify early signs and symptoms of dementia and have played an integral part in developing and testing new treatments.
MAP is now looking for more volunteers to help continue its aging and memory research.
Individuals 65 and older with progressive memory loss may be invited to come for an initial three-hour assessment. This thorough examination will include private interviews and neurological assessments with diagnostic feedback. To participate, volunteers must be in good overall health and bring a relative or close friend to the initial visit and each subsequent yearly clinical assessment to serve as a co-participant.
Volunteers will be asked to return once or twice in the two months following the first assessment for additional testing. The friend or relative may not need to come to these follow-up visits.
After the initial meetings, participants return with their co-participants for a yearly assessment and additional testing. They also might be eligible to participate in other ongoing memory research at the medical school, including trials for potential treatments of memory disorders.
All tests relating to the study are free. Individuals 85 and older with or without memory loss also are invited to participate.
For more information or to volunteer, call 286-2683.
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