Brain Ageing Imaging predictors of Resilience to Dementia
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Brain Aging Imaging predictors of Resilience to Dementia (BAIRD)
IRAS ID
237337
Contact name
Alison D Murray
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Aberdeen
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Registered reference database, 16/NS/0004
Duration of Study in the UK
5 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The Aberdeen Children of the 1950s (ACONF) constitute a valuable research resource because of richness of early life and life-course data. Born between 1950-56 this sample is ideal to investigate sources of individual differences in brain ageing and identify modifiable factors that provide protection or resilience against adverse outcomes of dementia and depression. The causes of these complex disorders are both genetic and environmental. In order to tease apart different risk and protective factors and when they act,large numbers of well-characterised people are needed with informative statistical modelling. Here we aim to collect relevant information through a combination of remote data collection, which participants can do at home, and more detailed testing, brain scanning and tissue (blood and hair) sampling in a subset.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2
REC reference
18/NS/0040
Date of REC Opinion
25 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion