The Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC) is a collaboration between seven of the state’s leading medical research institutions, working to improve early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

Find out how you can become involved.

TARCC has provided $33,152,784.20 in research grants since 2005.

2005-2017 Disbursements by Site:

Baylor College of Medicine$5,063,324.67 (2005-2016)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center$10,233,608.96 (2005-2016)

The University of North Texas Health Science Center$6,700,976.00 (2005-2016)

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center$4,623,915.97 (2005-2016)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

$3,826,531.60 (2009-2016)

Texas A&M Health Science Center

$1,887,177.00 (2014-2016)

The University of Texas at Austin$817,250.00 (2016)

Grand Total: $33,152,784.20

Alzheimer's Facts

brain-icon-small-11 in 9 people age 65+ has Alzheimer's disease.

brain-icon-small-1About 490,000 Texans are projected to have Alzheimer's by 2025.

brain-icon-small-11 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia.

brain-icon-small-1Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s.

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Legislative Corner

brain-icon-small-1Report from the Joint Interim Study on
Alzheimer’s Disease

brain-icon-small-1View live testimony from the Joint Interim Study on Alzheimer’s Disease
(Length: 3 hrs 12 mins)

TARCC Research Updates

TARCC investigators have been involved in a number of new, important research studies. Recently published research is wide ranging, spanning the gamut from clinical trials to new cognitive diagnostics; blood-based biomarkers in Mexican-Americans;  identification of additional risk genes; and validation of biomarker algorithms in AD patients and AD animal models.

View all TARCC researcher publications here.

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