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
Groundbreaking UD study explores whether subtle language changes signal dementia, with community outreach as a cornerstone
Executive committee member Alyssa Lanzi leads research.
Fall 2024 Excellence in Scholarly Community Engagement Award
Associate director Matthew Cohen has received the award from the UD Faculty Senate.
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.
IN OUR COMMUNITY
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
Memory Strategy Workshop
Promoting Independence with Compensatory Cognitive Rehabilitation
Storytelling Study
DementiaBank: A Shared Database of Language and Cognitive Samples
FUNDING SUPPORT
Paul H. Boerger Fund
NIH : U54 GM104941
The Howard W Swank Alma K Swank and Richard Kemper Swank Foundation
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