Health and Retirement: Years 35-40
Health and Retirement Study: Yrs 35-40
Collecting ongoing health, cognitive, and blood/DNA information from older adults to improve understanding of aging and Alzheimer's disease.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Michigan at Ann Arbor NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Ann Arbor, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11304501 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I take part, researchers will contact me for surveys by mail, phone, or the internet and may invite me for a cognitive interview through the HCAP protocol. They may collect a blood sample for biomarkers and DNA and ask permission to link my records to Social Security and other administrative data. The project adds new participant cohorts, oversamples underrepresented households, and follows people over time with repeat waves and off-year mail surveys. It also tracks COVID-19 impacts and plans to expand internet-based data collection to reduce costs.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are U.S. adults age 51 and older, including people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, who are willing to complete surveys and may provide blood/DNA samples and consent to record linkages.
Not a fit: People younger than 51, those living outside the United States, or individuals unwilling to provide biological samples or record-linkage consent are unlikely to be included or to benefit directly from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help identify risk factors and improve prevention, diagnosis, and care strategies for older adults with or at risk for Alzheimer's and related dementias.
How similar studies have performed: The Health and Retirement Study and the HCAP sub-study are long-running, widely used national cohorts that have produced many important findings about aging and cognitive decline, so this continuation builds on established successful work.
Where this research is happening
Ann Arbor, United States
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor — Ann Arbor, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Langa, Kenneth M — University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Study coordinator: Langa, Kenneth M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.