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Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

BU School of Public Health Blog

September 27, 2024 0 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Up to 45 percent of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) cases could be prevented by modifiable risk factors, but current research is limited to observational studies that make it difficult to establish definitive causes.

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5 Ways Big Data Is Being Used To Understand COVID-19

Smart Data Collective

Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, big data has become a life-saving ally for the health care community. Predicting an individual’s risk of infection — and better understanding the risk factors involved — is vital in a situation like this. Big data can be a tool, a weapon or a currency. Social and hygiene habits.