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University of Southern California All India Institute of Medical Sciences Longitudinal Aging Study in India, LASI-DAD LASI—DAD is a study of cognitive health of the older adults in India. We ask you to do a battery of memory and thinking tasks and assess your health conditions. We also conduct a brief interview with a close friend or family member of yours to get a broader picture of you. The information you provide will be used by policy makers and researchers to better under- stand cognitive health and its influencing factors.A sub-study of Longitudinal Aging Studyin India, aiming to study the cognitivehealth of older adults in IndiaDr. Jinkook LeeDr. A.B. DeyAll India Institute of MedicalSciencesAnsari Nagar, New Delhi, 11029,IndiaTel : +91-11-26588530Email: [email protected]

Participating Institutions What is Cognition? All India Institute of Our ability to think, reason, and remember. Cognition is necessary for Medical Sciences, Bhu- everyday tasks and is important for baneswar independence and quality of life. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New What is Cognitive Aging? Delhi Our brains change as we age, which can Dr. S.N. Medical Col- affect our cognition. This also increases lege, Jodphur the risk of Alzheimer's disease or other Government Medical dementias. College, Thiruvanan- thapuram Why is the DAD study Important? Grants Medical College Cognitive impairment and dementia are & J.J. Hospital, Mum- very common among older adults and are bai expected to triple in the next 3 decades. Guwahati Medical Col- So it is very important to have high lege, Guwahati quality, representative data on the risks Institute of Medical and protective factors for cognitive Sciences, BHU, Vara- decline, as well as its health and nasi economic outcomes. Institute of Post Gradu- ate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata Madras Medical Col- lege, Chennai National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Benga- luru Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hy- derabad Sher-e-Kashmir Insti- tute of Medical Scienc- es, SrinagarWe follow strict practices to maintain the privacy and security of all your data. Your identity as a partici-pant, any personally identifying information you provide, and any results of the blood analyses will bekept confidential.This project is funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (R01AG051125)