All Articles on ACT Study

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  Using long-term data to understand a vulnerable population

  Studies offer insights into the lives of older adults with dementia who lack family.
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  Former KPWHRI Executive Director Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, retires

  Read the ACT Study founder's message on putting enlightened aging into practice.
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  New open data to help understand Alzheimer’s

  Cell by cell, scientists are building a high-resolution map of brain changes in Alzheimer’s disease.
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  Healthy aging: New tool for research and collaboration

  The Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) Study launches a new website to advance our understanding of dementia and brain aging.
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  Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk

  Study in JAMA Internal Medicine finds cataract surgery associated with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.
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  Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia

  With data from the ACT Study, researchers associated increased levels of fine particle pollution with a greater risk of dementia.
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  New NIA grant of over $55M to boost ambitious Alzheimer’s, dementia study

  Kaiser Permanente Washington, University of Washington, and University of California-San Diego will lead an expanded ACT Program to better understand the aging brain.