Alzheimer's Facts
1 in 9 people age 65+ has Alzheimer's disease.
About 490,000 Texans are projected to have Alzheimer's by 2025.
1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s.
Get Involved
– Legislative Corner
TARCC 2021 Scientific Symposium
Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Science, Research, and Care
Thursday January 28, 2021
9am-5pm (Virtual Event - FREE)
Registration is now open!
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.
View all TARCC Investigator Grant Awards here.
Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium
Have you noticed changes in your memory as you age? Are you close to retirement age or already retired?
The Leal Neuroscience of Memory & Aging Lab at Rice University is recruiting healthy older adults (age 50+) for their learning and memory studies. Participants perform behavioral tests of memory, emotion, and cognition. The purpose of this research study is to learn how the human brain can learn and remember things. The study will include computerized as well as paper/pencil tasks which will be given online. Participants will be compensated $15/hr. For more information about these studies, email memory@rice.edu or call (713) 348-8164.
memory.rice.edu/participate-in-a-study/
Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium
TARCC contributed to a study of late onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) examining genetic variants in patients of different ancestries. Results demonstrate that LOAD risk differs between ancestry groups for variants of APOE-3 and APOE-4. doi.org/10.1080/01677063.2020.1866569
(2021). Analysis of whole genome sequenced cases and controls shows that the association of variants in TOMM40, BCAM, NECTIN2 and APOC1 with late onset Alzheimer’s disease is driven by linkage disequilibrium with APOE ε2/ε3/ε4 alleles. Journal of Neurogenetics. Ahead of Print.
Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium
The Healthy brain Initiative Road Map for Indian Country is a guide that offers an intro to AD and other dementias. It helps American Indians and Alaska Native leaders learn about dementia and start discussions in their community. All state and local public health agencies can realize a better future for all communities impacted by Alzheimer’s.
www.alz.org/professionals/public-health/road-map/tribal-roadmap