Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research

Leading Delaware’s Research Against Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders

Your participation in research can make a difference!

Watch our video to learn about our commitment to improving brain health and why your involvement is so significant.

Join the Brain Health Registry

Your time could help lead to tomorrow’s breakthroughs!

Your participation in our registry and research studies is vital to finding new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. As a member of our registry, you may be eligible for cutting-edge studies that will speed up the discovery of treatments for future generations. Learn more on our Brain Health Registry page.
NEWS + EVENTS
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UD researchers awarded $3.9M to explore links between aging arteries, brain and cognitive decline

Center Director Chris Martens and Executive Committee Member Curtis Johnson partner in a new research study.

Read the UDaily article

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BrainStorm Fall Speaker Series
Fall 2024 Schedule

UD faculty and staff are invited to join us to discuss the latest ideas and challenges in brain aging research at UD. 

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Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging Research to be at UD by the Sea

Join us at this Osher Lifelong Learning Institute event and discuss brain health, May 23-24, 2024.

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IN OUR COMMUNITY
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Brain-WISE Program

The Brain Wellness Information, Support, and Empowerment (Brain-WISE) program is a six session workshop designed for older adults.

ACTIVE RESEARCH STUDIES
DeLSAP

Delaware Longitudinal Research Study of Alzheimer’s Prevention

Learn more about this study

Memory Strategy Workshop

Promoting Independence with Compensatory Cognitive Rehabilitation

Learn more about this study

Storytelling Study

DementiaBank: A Shared Database of Language and Cognitive Samples

Learn more about this study

FUNDING SUPPORT
National Institute on Aging logo
Delaware Community Foundation logo

Paul H. Boerger Fund

UD Health Sciences logo
Delaware-CTR Logo

NIH : U54 GM104941

The Howard W Swank Alma K Swank and Richard Kemper Swank Foundation

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NIH : P20 GM103446

UD Institute for Engineering Driven Health

NSF ART #2331440

UD COBRE Center for Cardiovascular Health

NIH : P20 GM113125

Questions?

Contact us at memorycenter@udel.edu