In one study, Rush’s Religious Orders Study, physicians and researchers are searching for early signs that can point to future development of the disease. The study includes more than 8,600 participants, ranging from priests to nuns and brothers, who donated their brains to the hospital for research purposes. The physicians are using the brains to see if there are any correlations between lifestyle and Alzheimer’s, according to the report.
Rush physicians are researching causes through other initiatives as well, including the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and ASPREE, which is a controlled double-blind trial that examines low-dose aspirin’s impact on adult functionality, according to the report.
Read the news report about Rush University Medical Center’s Alzheimer’s research efforts.
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