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MEMENTO
Population Size
0
People
Years
2011
Associated BioSamples
None/not available
Geographic coverage
France
Lead time
Data only
Summary
The MEMENTO study (Memory and Aging in French Cohort) is a large, longitudinal cohort study designed to investigate the factors contributing to cognitive aging and the development of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, in older adults in France. The study follows thousands of individuals over a long period, collecting detailed data on their cognitive function, health status, genetic background, and lifestyle factors such as physical activity, diet, and education.
DOI for dataset
Documentation
The Memento cohort is a research project implemented within the framework of the 2008-2012 Alzheimer's plan, with the aim of describing and better understanding the clinical evolution of patients with early signs that may evoke the onset of Alzheimer's or other related diseases. One of the main challenges of Memento is to measure, repeatedly in patients with early signs, a series of biomarkers (MRI of the brain, genetic analyses, molecular PET imaging, CSF extracted by lumbar puncture) and risk factors (lifestyle habits, drug treatments, quality of life) and to monitor the development of their neurocognitive performance in parallel. All of these observations should make it possible to understand which parameters explain why some people become sick and others do not. In the longer term, the knowledge accumulated thanks to the Memento study could make it possible to diagnose those with dementia at an earlier stage and to offer them, where available, treatments which will make it possible to stop or slow down the evolution of the disease.
Dataset type
Health and disease, Imaging types, Omics
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable, Neurological
Associated media
Keywords
Provenance
Purpose of dataset collection
Study
Biological sample availability
None/not available
Structural Metadata
Details
Publishing frequency
Continuous
Version
1.0.0
Modified
17/02/2025
Coverage
Start date
01/01/2011
Time lag
Not applicable
Geographic coverage
France
Follow-up
Continuous
Accessibility
Language
en, fr
Alignment with standardised data models
OTHER
Controlled vocabulary
OTHER
Format
CSV
Data Access Request
Dataset pipeline status
Available
Access method category
TRE/SDE
Access service description
The Data Portal runs its analysis environment through a virtual desktop infrastructure accessible via VMWare software. By analysing the data in the virtual desktop environment you are working on DPUK's servers – meaning there is no physical transfer of data to researchers. The processing capacity enables you to work with large numbers of records and integrate these with the other data modalities that exist in the DPUK cohorts. This solution also offers researchers the freedom to conduct their analyses anywhere with an internet connection.
Data Controller
Bordeaux University Hospital
Data Processor
Dementias Platform UK