Towards a Healthier Korea

Since 2013, the GARD Research Center has been striving to become a global leader in healthcare by developing technologies for early diagnosis and prediction of dementia, with the goal of reducing the prevalence of dementia in Korea by 30%.

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Community-Based Dementia Cohort

Longitudinal Cohort for Neurodegenerative Diseases

The GARD Research Center operates a community-based cohort for long-term follow-up studies, integrating cognitive assessments, neuroimaging, and biomarker data to support dementia research.

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GARD Cohort
& Center

Boston University
/ CHUV

CNUH
/ CUH

Framingham
/ ADRC

Global Cooperative System of GARD

Global Collaboration Network

The GARD Research Center collaborates with leading medical institutions and research organizations worldwide to strengthen research capabilities through biomarker studies, data sharing, and international partnerships.

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GARD Data Overview

Cohort Growth

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1st Screening 19,854

2nd Screening 10,677

3rd Screening 9,128

Key Modalities

MRI / PET

MRI, PET, Amyloid
Imaging

SNSB

SNSB-II, Cognitive
Assessment

Omics

GWAS, WGS,
Proteomics

Blood

p-Tau, GFAP,
NfL Biomarkers

EEG / ERP

EEG Recording,
ERP Analysis

Microbiome

Microbiome
& Metagenomics

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Integrated Data Ecosystem

GARD continuously expands its cohort and builds multimodal data resources, including neuroimaging, genomics, biomarkers, and clinical assessments. Integrated data are analyzed through a unified platform to support longitudinal research on dementia and neurodegenerative diseases.