New study looks for New Brunswickers who are at risk for developing dementia
CBC
Researchers who are looking at how physical and mental exercise can help slow Alzheimer's disease are on the hunt for New Brunswickers willing to take part in a new study.
Called Synergic@Home, the program is designed for people aged 60 to 90 who live at home and are at risk of developing dementia.
"You know, the evidence is lending itself more and more to the importance of exercise and cognitive exercises, we'll call it, for people who are at risk," Dr. Pam Jarrett, a Saint John-based geriatrician said in an interview.
"The work that we're doing here in New Brunswick is to increase that evidence base, so that we can say with certainty that this type of thing will be beneficial for people."
This study is a collaboration between the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Université de Moncton, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, and the Horizon and Vitalité health networks.
It's part of a national effort with the Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration and Aging, a pan-Canadian group of researchers focusing on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dementia.
Jarrett said the program is online, so it can be done from the subject's home on a computer or tablet. But it didn't start out that way.
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