Educate & Raise Awareness

NIA has created a series of four videos profiling participants in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials. These videos feature participants from all walks of life who discuss what motivates them and...

This NIA-produced planning guide for investigators, study coordinators, recruitment communications staff, and others involved in clinical research outlines strategies for improving community-based research participation.

The National Strategy for Recruitment and Participation in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Clinical Research outlines practical, proactive approaches to help study sites engage a wider, more diverse number of volunteers.

This 12-page booklet describes Emory University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and its current opportunities for clinical trial participation, plus information on its research activities, clinics, educational offerings, and research...

This 3-minute video features Dan Gasby, who with his wife, the celebrity B. (Barbara) Smith, has advocated for greater public awareness of the disease and for participation in clinical trials....

NIA’s "Clinical Trials and Older Adults" booklet covers the what and why of clinical trials, benefits and risks of participating, and how to find a clinical trial.

"Helping Patients Navigate Clinical Trials: What Physicians Can Do" was published in the Web-based magazine, Medical Bag, in April 2019.

"Why My Grandmother Carried a Plastic Brain in Her Purse" was published April 2018 in The Atlantic. It features Marjorie Pearlson, a 93-year-old woman who is passionate about her...

"Leaving Your Brain to Science: Don’t Let Myths Dissuade You" describes the Brain Donor Project (which supports the NIH NeuroBioBank) and presents basic facts about brain donation. The article...

"Curing Alzheimer's: Clinical Trials Are the Key" is a 24-page guide, available in English and Spanish, that provides information on clinical trials, Alzheimer's disease, and participating in Alzheimer's disease research....