BANNER HEALTH

Jessica Langbaum, PhD, emphasizes the need for diverse recruitment in Alzheimer's clinical trials, highlighting barriers like trial design and accessibility. Innovative approaches, such as decentralized trials and evidence-based recruitment messaging, aim to make trials more inclusive, ensuring benefits for all communities.

Bob Ehlers, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago, participates in a clinical trial at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, contributing to the FDA approval of lecanemab. He also serves on the Early-Stage Advisory Council and volunteers with SCORE and the Litchfield Park Heritage Center, while launching Conexo Casa to aid those with neuro-cognitive disorders.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation’s Diagnostics Accelerator invests $1.18 million in University of Gothenburg to standardize p-tau217 blood tests for Alzheimer’s diagnosis, aiming to create certified reference materials for assay developers.

Banner Health earns WebMD Elite Choice Award for 2nd year, recognized for high patient, physician, and provider preferences in Arizona, and ranks most preferred in cardiology, oncology, and gastroenterology.

Families in Tucson, Arizona, can meet scientists researching brain health at the University of Arizona, where students connect with seniors for a national aging study. The Precision Aging Network (PAN) hosts the annual Feast for your Brain, inviting locals to join the 'Healthy Minds for Life' study. PAN aims to identify factors that contribute to mental sharpness in older adults. Additionally, the University of Arizona and Banner Health collaborate on the 'All of Us' program, studying health markers in babies up to 4 years old.

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