Press Releases
FHS-BAP Director Dr. Lindsay Farrer Named William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor
The Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) is pleased to announce that its Director, Dr. Lindsay Farrer, has been named a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, Boston University's highest distinction for senior faculty. Dr. Farrer is among five BU faculty members recognized for their outstanding contributions to research, scholarship, teaching, More
Researchers Develop Improved Measure of Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
August 27, 2026 Boston University researchers, including Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program investigator Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD, have developed and validated a new multi-ancestry polygenic risk score (PRS) for Alzheimer’s disease that improves risk prediction across diverse ancestral populations. The study, published in Nature Genetics, used genetic data from diverse populations... More
FHS-BAP Receives $31.5 Million NIA Funding Renewal
The Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program (FHS-BAP) has received a $31.5 million, five-year funding renewal from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to continue and expand research on brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and related dementias. The renewal builds on decades of longitudinal data from the Framingham Heart Study, allowing researchers... More
Research on Tap: The Framingham Heart Study — Three Generations, 78 Years of Data, and More to Discover
We are proud to be featured in Boston University's Research on Tap series, spotlighting the enduring legacy and ongoing impact of the Framingham Heart Study. This landmark longitudinal study — now spanning 78 years, three generations, more than 15,000 participants, and over 2 million biosamples — has fundamentally reshaped our understanding... More
Health Economics Mini-Symposium on AD/ADRD Research
Boston University, in collaboration with the National Bureau of Economic Research Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease–Related Dementias (AD/ADRD), will host a Health Economics of AD/ADRD Mini-Symposium on Thursday, April 23, 2026, from 1:00–2:30 PM (ET). This virtual session, titled “What Am I Missing in ADRD... More