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Prevention, Early Intervention and Risk Reduction
Current Projects
A. Understanding Risks for Dementia
Project code | Program | Project short title |
DCRC2ANUP02 | A | Meta-analysis of obesity as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia |
DCRC2ANUP03 | A | Meta-analysis of alcohol consumption as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia |
DCRC2UMELP03 | A, B | An advanced database for large cohort management |
DCRC2ECUP03 | A, B | Review article: Investigation of the relative importance of genetic-biological makers/ causative factors, the environment and lifestyle factors and their interaction in developing dementia |
B. Development of Diagnostic Tools and Algorithms for Early Dementia
DCRC2ANUP01 | B | ANDI – A normative imaging database: development of methodology and initial data collection |
DCRC2ANUP04 | B | Development of a proposal for evaluating online tools and checklists for dementia assessment |
DCRC2UMELP01 | B | Review of neuroimaging in early dementia |
DCRC2UMELP02 | B | Develop and optimise methodology for high volume neuroimaging data |
DCRC2UMELP03 | A, B | An advanced database for large cohort management |
DCRC2UMELP04 | B | Neuroimaging guidelines for GPs in early diagnosis of dementia |
DCRC2AAVP01 | B | Community Cognitive Testing |
DCRC2ECUP01 | B | Examining Abeta as a potential diagnostic biomarker for Alzheimer’s Disease |
DCRC2ECUP02 | B | Refining methodology for analysis of Abeta in blood |
DCRC2ECUP03 | A, B | Review article: Investigation of the relative importance of genetic-biological makers/ causative factors, the environment and lifestyle factors and their interaction in developing dementia |
DCRC2ECUP04 | B | Neuro imaging of Abeta |
C. Development of Risk Reduction Interventions
DCRC2AAVP02 | C | Review of public knowledge of dementia prevention and risk reduction |
DCRC2AAVP03 | C | Review of dementia risk reduction practice guidelines |
DCRC2AAVP04 | C | Mind your Mind outcomes measurement suite |
DCRC2AAVP05 | C | Lifestyle health workers dementia risk reduction guidelines |
DCRC2AAVP06 | C | Dementia risk reduction guideline for general practitioners |
DCRC2AAVP07 | C | Dementia risk reduction policy paper |
DCRC2AAVP08 | C | Consumer organisation involvement in dementia research project |
DCRC2UQP01 | C | Enabling dementia risk reduction in everyday practice |
DCRC2UQP02 | C | Effectiveness of adherence to dementia risk reduction in everyday practice |
DCRC2UQP03 | C | Streaming technology as an adjunct to dementia interventions |
D. Modelling Impacts of Risk Reduction on Cognitive Decline and Dementia
DCRC2UCP01 | D | Review of computer modelling of the economic benefits of dementia prevention |
DCRC2UCP02 | D | Development and application of a dementia prevention health and economics outcomes computer model |