USC Wants Volunteers in CA for Online Study on Alzheimer's Disease Prevention

University of Southern California (USC) researchers are soliciting volunteers 50 years and up with no memory loss to participate in a study on Alzheimer's disease prevention, reports KNX 1070 . The Alzheimer Prevention Trials Web study is promoted as "a first-of-its-kind online study that detects if people experience memory loss over time and need early intervention, and matches them with the right Alzheimer's study, as quickly as possible." Volunteers will undergo free memory tests online every three months to watch for memory changes over time. If changes are noticed, volunteers may be invited to in-person assessments to determine eligibility for additional Alzheimer's studies. Fourteen percent of Californians — over 5.6 million — are 65 and older, giving the Golden State one of the largest populations of people with Alzheimer's disease — projected at 690,000. USC researchers forecast that number will jump by 21 percent to 840,000 in the next five years.