about the study
The Australian Imaging, Biomarker & Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) aims to improve understanding of the causes and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, and help develop preventative strategies.
Launched on November 14 2006, the AIBL study is a prospective longitudinal study of ageing comprised of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and healthy volunteers.
The study will help researchers develop and confirm a set of diagnostic markers biomarkers and psychometrics that can be used to objectively monitor disease progression and to develop hypotheses about diet and lifestyle factors that might delay the onset of this disease.
Successful completion of this work will enable the design and conduct of extensive cohort studies that may lead to clinically proven preventative strategies for Alzheimer's disease.
partner organisations
The AIBL study draws together experts in neuroimaging, biomarkers, neuropsychology, and lifestyle interventions, with scientists from:
- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship
- University of Melbourne
- Neurosciences Australia Ltd.
- Edith Cowan University
- Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria
- Alzheimer's Australia
- National Ageing Research Institute
- Austin Health
- University of Western Australia
- CogState Ltd.
- Macquarie University
- Hollywood Private Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
research streams
publications
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AIBL volunteers function presentation [PDF:530kb]
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The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) methodology and baseline
characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease. [PDF:224kb]
In Press. International Psychogeriatrics, First View article. Published online by Cambridge University Press 27 May 2009
doi: 10.1017/S1041610209009405 - P1-238: The Australian biomarker, imaging and lifestyle study: Preliminary PiB results Alzheimer's and Dementia, Volume 4, Issue 4, Supplement 1, July 2008, Page T283 doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2008.05.827
- IC-03-03: The Australian Biomarker, Imaging and Lifestyle Study: Preliminary PIB results Alzheimer's and Dementia, Volume 4, Issue 4, Supplement 1, July 2008, Page T7 doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2008.05.008
- Discovering the Early Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease: Neuropsychological Findings from the Longitudinal AIBL Flagship Study of Ageing [Abstract]. Brain Impairment, 9, 2008, 64-65.