Music or Silence in the Aging Brain

This research study explores the impact of music on brain activation and performance.

What will participants have to do?

  • Complete cognitive tasks while listening to music
  • Wear a headband to record brain activity.

Requirements:

  • You are 60+ years old
  • You are willing to commit to a 1 hour in-person session

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Music Therapy for Caregivers of People with Parkinson’s Disease

My Care to Take Care Research Study

Join us for four weeks of music therapy and mindful movement sessions delivered online for care partners of people with Parkinson's disease who live in North Carolina or South Carolina.

You may qualify if you:

  • Provide care/assist an adult (18+) diagnosed with Parkinson's disease for at least 5 hours/week for the past 3 months
  • Live in North Carolina or South Carolina

What the program includes:

  • Four sessions delivered online in real time, each lasting 60 minutes
  • Surveys will occur at various points in the program, including two and four weeks after the program. These will last no more than 10 minutes.
  • An online focus group four weeks after the program ends
  • Total program participation is about six hours

 

 

 

 

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African American Caregiver Sleep Study

African American Caregiver Pilot Sleep Study

You may be eligible for this study if you are:

  • An African American adult
  • Over the age of 40
  • Serving as an informal caregiver for a loved one with dementia
  • Willing to complete memory and thinking tests
  • Willing to complete take home sleep study devices

Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Cognitive Training and Memory Problems

Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment: COGIT-2 trial

Can Crossword Puzzles Help Improve Mild Memory Loss? Seeking volunteers with mild memory loss.

What Does the Study Involve?

  • Memory testing
  • Brain MRI scans
  • Computer brain training with crosswords
  • Compensation for time

Who Is Eligible?
Volunteers are eligible who:

  • Are age 55-89 years
  • Have experienced mild memory loss
  • Do not currently do crossword puzzles on a regular basis

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Fill out the Studies Interest Form for more information.

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Caregiving for People with Dementia and Pain

Are you providing support to someone living with memory changes and pain?

This program is designed to support you and your loved one manage challenges related to memory changes and pain. It is for older adults who have both diagnosed memory changes and pain on most days (such as arthritis, back pain, shoulder/neck pain, leg/foot pain, headaches) that interferes with their daily activities. Together, you will learn skills to help recognize and cope with pain and improve your quality of life.

This program includes five one-hour sessions at a time and location convenient for you (including by phone or video conference). Participants will be compensated $90 each.


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Eyes and Memory Study

Non-Invasive Study to Assess Retinal Blood Vessels in the Eyes (iMIND)

We are recruiting cognitively normal adults over 18 years old for a study to take non-invasive pictures of the retina of the eyes.

About the Study

  • Noninvasive pictures will be taken of the retina of the eyes.
  • No x-rays, no eye drops, no eye contact are involved.
  • The study visit takes 30-45 minutes.
  • There will be no charge to you or your insurance.
  • Participants will be compensated.

Who Is Eligible?

  • Cognitively normal
  • 18 years or older

Who Is Not Eligible?

  • Have had prior retina surgery
  • Are not willing to have undilated pictures taken of their eyes
  • Have any of the following:
    • Alzheimer’s disease
    • Dementia
    • Down syndrome
    • Frontotemporal dementia
    • Lewy body dementia
    • Mild cognitive impairment
    • Multiple sclerosis
    • Parkinson’s disease
    • PTSD
    • Traumatic brain injury
    • Other neurodegenerative condition

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Dementia in African American Families

Genetic Studies in Familial Dementia (African Americans)

Alzheimer's. It runs in our families.

Alzheimer's affects African Americans twice more than other races and there is no cure. Scientists are conducting research on Alzheimer's Disease and we need your help! We are seeking families where two or more family members are affected with memory loss or dementia to join this research study. Participants are not required to travel and they receive monetary compensation. Contact us today if you are interested in making Alzheimer's a memory.

 


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