The ADAIR project (2020-2022) held its kick-off meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on 16 January 2020. A growing body of evidence from epidemiological and animal studies shows that exposure to air pollutants can impair the brain. The ADAIR project therefore aims to provide crucial mechanistic insight about the effects of air pollutants on the brain in humans and discover biomarkers for air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk-prediction. The ultimate goal is to develop strategies for early identification of people at risk of AD, and to discover novel targets for preventive strategies in AD.
ADAIR is a multi-national collaboration between neuroscientists, environmental scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, informaticians, and non-profit organisations. Results from the project will be actively and regularly communicated to the scientific community, the public, the media, patient organisations and key governing bodies in Europe via scientific and non-scientific publications through traditional and digital media outlets, and via discussions with stakeholder groups. Alzheimer Europe is an external collaborator in this project and Executive Director Jean Georges attended the kick-off meeting. The ADAIR project is funded by the JPND, for a duration of 36 months. It will conclude in December 2022.
