Alzheimer's & protein misfolding
Mapping the misfolding behind neurodegeneration, made explorable through our open tool, OpenConforma.
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Programs · Research
Open science, student-led.
Research at NHA is student-led and public: mentored projects on neurodegeneration and neurodivergence, plus free tools that put the science in anyone's hands.
Featured poster
Does exam format decide who succeeds?
Presented at HOSA's State Leadership Conference, this study asks whether a test's format, more than its content, quietly disadvantages neurodivergent students.
Tracks
What we study.
Neurodivergence & attention
Behavioral, game-based measurement of attention, and what it means for accessible ADHD screening.
A(rDx)HD ↗Access & screening
How to shrink the cost, wait, and stigma between a young person and a first step toward help.
Scoreless ↗Out in the field
Where we share the work.
Students present NHA research at symposia and conferences, from local science fairs to international stages.
Conference floor
Presenting the A(rDx)HD screening work
The data
fMRI: ADHD vs. neurotypical connectivity
JSHS
Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
Featured project
The work itself.
Mentored student work, presented at HOSA and BioTech Futures.
NeuroengineeringHOSA · BioTech Futures
Targeted Alzheimer's therapy
Student researchers: Suhani Gupta & Ronav Gupta
Alzheimer's is driven by several processes at once, and today's antibody treatments address only part of that picture while requiring ongoing infusions. This project explores a more targeted, gene-based approach meant to act where the disease is active, developed and presented as a student research concept at HOSA and BioTech Futures.
Context, 2026
7M+ Americans live with Alzheimer's; in May 2025 the FDA cleared the first blood test to help diagnose it, and AlphaFold's protein-structure work won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Alzheimer's Association 2025; FDA 2025. Research context, not medical advice.)
For students
Research with us.
Chapters get access to mentored research opportunities, a rare chance to contribute to published work while you're still in school.
Note
Our tools are research and education, not medical advice or diagnosis. Predictions and screenings are a starting point to discuss with a professional.