COVID-19 update:
Study visits have been revamped to allow for appropriate safety precautions (read more here).
Resources and more information regarding COVID-19 can be found at CDC.gov and WHO.int
Statement on Racial Injustice: The staff of the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC), the Harvard Aging Brain Study, and the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment are fully committed to racial and social justice. (read more here)
The Mental Note: Issue 4 – December 2018
From the laboratory of Dr. Keith Johnson: these PET images show levels of tau tangles in different parts of the brain. These figures are created by combining data from many participants’ scans across various research studies. Grey = healthy brain with no tau. Red = low levels of tau. Yellow = higher levels of tau.
