Tag: Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) March 21, 2023 Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center is increasing equity for African AmericansThe WashU center has become a national model for building relationships and boosting diversity in clinical trials.Outlook Magazine October 11, 2022 $9 million to fund study of ‘jumping genes’ in Alzheimer’sResearchers from several labs to study role of transposable elements.News Release October 6, 2022 Cruchaga awarded Zenith Fellowship AwardRecognizes scientist’s contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research.National Leaders September 30, 2022 Risk of Alzheimer’s dementia may be predicted with help of new toolDemographic data, imaging results, biomarkers of study participants help determine risk.News Release July 8, 2021 New Alzheimer’s treatment targets identifiedStudy points to FDA-approved drugs that have potential to slow or reverse brain damage.News Release October 12, 2020 Racial differences in Alzheimer’s research focus of $15 million grantStudy investigates whether biological markers of Alzheimer’s in white patients also apply to African Americans.News Release October 22, 2019 Dementia patients’ adult kids diagnosed earlier than their parentsUnknown genetic factors may affect when symptoms arise.News Release July 19, 2019 Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cureSource: Quartz February 10, 2019 The heartbreak and heroism of being the X-Men in Alzheimer’s diseaseSource: St. Louis Post-Dispatch January 15, 2019 New hope for old diseaseDoctors may soon be able to predict, prevent Alzheimer’s disease.Outlook Magazine January 7, 2019 Alzheimer’s disease may develop differently in African-Americans, study suggestsSource: NPR January 7, 2019 Racial differences in Alzheimer’s disease unveiledFindings suggest possible race-linked variations on how disease arises, develops.News Release Posts navigation 1 2 Next ›