FREQUENTLY ASKED QUSTIONS
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Healthy adults aged 18-34. Participants must also reside in southeastern Ohio, northeastern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and western part of West Virginia.
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You can certainly share information about our study with friends, family members, co-workers, and others who may be interested. However, each person must review the study information and provide their own consent to participate.
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No, this study is voluntary and provided at no cost to the participants. However, participants will bear the cost of transportation to the research site.
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Yes, we will provide compensation in the form of a gift card and will also pay for parking.
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We will collect family history, mental health status, lifestyle factors, and health history using questionnaires. We will also administer cognitive tests, measure blood pressure, collect bloodwork, and perform an MRI scan.
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No, participating will not impact your insurance coverage.
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All questionnaires and samples are de-identified. Only an assigned research ID is used to identify data collected from questionnaires, specimen analysis, MRI analysis, and blood pressure cuffs.
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Yes, we intend to share the bloodwork (comprehensive metabolic panel and complete blood count with differentials) and MRI scan (the actual scan, not the interpretation) with participants.
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If you choose to, we can share your results directly with your primary care physician as well as work with you or your primary care physician to connect you with relevant resources.