Tag: race and Alzheimer’s August 2, 2023 Study defines disparities in memory careProvides baseline to measure progress toward racial equity in care for Alzheimer’s disease.News Release 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 April 21, 2022 Race of people given Alzheimer’s blood tests may affect interpretation of results3 of 4 tests performed inconsistently across racial groups.News Release December 14, 2021 Racial equity in Alzheimer’s research focus of $7 million in grantsFunds to support diverse volunteer registry, study of social risk factors affecting Black people.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 July 19, 2019 Excluding minorities from Alzheimer’s research is wrong – and it’s keeping us from finding a cureSource: Quartz 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