Grant To Research The Detection And Prevention Of Alzheimer’s Disease Awarded To University Professor Raja Parasuraman

George Mason University professor of psychology, Raja Parasuraman, has received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research regarding the detection and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. His program, “Apolipoprotein, Attention and Alzheimer’s disease,” will annually test more than 500 middle-aged and older adults for four years using cognitive, genetic and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests to identify precursors of Alzheimer’s disease. [click link for full article]

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