USC Annenberg Media reports that USC professor Duke Han is co-leading a $39 million NIH-funded initiative to develop an accessible, open-source digital platform for detecting Alzheimer’s-related brain changes earlier. The initiative aims to democratize cognitive assessments currently held behind proprietary tools. USC Leonard Davis faculty member Michelle Keller is also quoted in the story, emphasizing how earlier detection via public tools may enable timely interventions and improve equitable access to cognitive health care. “When we are allowing people to identify potential cognitive decline earlier, it means we can intervene earlier, ” she said.
