WashU Gets $32 Million Grant to Extend Alzheimer’s Study Through 2031

Washington University’s Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia program has received a $32 million, five-year National Institute on Aging grant extending its long-running Alzheimer’s study through 2031. The research, launched in the 1970s and involving more than 1,877 participants, will emphasize prevention and recruit a more diverse group of volunteers. A mobile clinic is expected to help enroll 300 new participants in St. Louis neighborhoods, addressing barriers such as transportation and longstanding mistrust of medical research. Investigators will continue studying Alzheimer’s biomarkers and brain changes and track how treatments work in real-world settings.