UW-Madison Granted Funds for Alzheimer's Study

Thursday, October 24th, 2024 -- 10:01 AM

(Bob Hague, Wisconsin Radio Network) UW-Madison was granted over $150 million by the National Institutes of Health to lead the study, the largest NIH grant in UW history.

According to Bob Hague with the Wisconsin Radio Network, it’s called the Clarity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Research Through Imaging study, or CLARiTI.

The goal is to track the presence, absence, or change in molecules that are biomarkers in people with dementia or at risk of developing it. UW – Madison was selected to pilot the study’s first series of brain scans because of its established network of participants.

The five-year study of about 2,000 participants launched in August and involves 37 Alzheimer’s research centers across the U.S.

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