Audit Trail · Article #2316349

Brain project at SFU aims to discover why some people don't get dementia, despite risk factors

Source article ↗ · Vancouver Sun · outlet lean: center-right · owner: Postmedia (corporate)

published 2026-10-11T13:00:09 · ingested 2026-10-11T09:24:09.350372

Bias Analysis · B.I.A.S.

CENTER score: 0.00 vv3

triggers: researchers(+0.00×1)

      computed at 2026-10-11T09:24:09.350372
    

ML Bias Signal · DistilBERT Zero-Shot (v2)

CENTER score: 0.000 confidence: 70% valhalla/distilbart-mnli-12-3

      computed at 2026-10-11T09:31:59.147367-04:00
    

Ensemble (heuristic + ML v2)

CENTER score: 0.000

Analysis Tier

Tier: quick_v1_failed+full

Tier-1 at: 2026-10-11T09:31:46.045780

Tier-2 at: 2026-10-11T09:33:10.245148

AI analyzed: ✗

Geographic Extraction · L.O.C.A.L.

Country: CA

Province: BC

Scope: provincial

Fact-Check Claims · V.E.R.I.F.Y. (4)

unverified Researchers from SFU's Institute for Neuroscience and Neurotechnology aim to understand why some people do not develop dementia despite facing risk factors.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-11T09:31:51.548731
      

unverified The project seeks to uncover what contributes to a healthy brain and how this knowledge could potentially prevent cognitive decline associated with dementia.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-11T09:31:51.548731
      

unverified SFU researchers are investigating the determinants of a resilient brain that can protect against the onset of dementia in individuals who may be at higher risk due to various lifestyle or genetic factors.

        fact_v1 · 2026-10-11T09:31:51.548731
      

unverified (no factual claims extracted)

(model returned no claims for this article)

        V.E.R.I.F.Y. · 2026-10-11T09:33:10.241028
      

Cross-Outlet Cluster · I.N.K.

Brain project at SFU aims to discover why some people don't get dementia, despite risk factors 1 article across outlets

      clustered at 2026-10-11T09:24:09.356977
    

Governance — C.R.E.E.D.

A+

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Ethics audit by C.R.E.E.D. Institute · 3 events tracked

Raw Audit Trail (2 events)

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2026-10-11T09:31:59.147367 bias_v2_scored

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