The 90+ Study

Congratulations, Dr. Sajjadi! As a Co-Principal Investigator of The 90+ Study, we are excited to share the amazing news of his new funding.

UCI MIND researchers have received an $18 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging - NIH to conduct a landmark multi-center study on dementia. The award highlights UC Irvine's position as a global leader in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias research.

The project will establish the nation's first trial-ready patient group for limbic predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), a common but underrecognized condition present in up to 40 percent of older adults' brains.

“This study will advance efforts to develop accurate diagnostic tools for LATE and lay the foundation for recruiting participants into future clinical trials targeting this disease,” says S. Ahmad Sajjadi, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology in the UC Irvine School of Medicine

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More than 60 years after training, the first black astronaut has finally reached space. 🚀👨🏿‍🚀   Ed Dwight was chosen by US President John F Kennedy as the first black astronaut candidate in the country in 1961.    But Nasa didn’t select him for a mission and he didn’t go to space… until now.   And on Sunday, the 90-year-old became the oldest person to go to space.   “I thought I really didn’t need this in my life. But now I need it in my life,” said Ed.   Tap the link in @bbcnews’s bio to find out why he decided to do it after all those years.    (📷 Getty Images/Blue Origin)   #Nasa #Space #BBCNews

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93-year-old summits Yosemite's Half Dome: 'It felt pretty good' A 93-year-old has successfully completed Yosemite National Park's Half Dome hike.