Scientists Reach Out To Minority Communities To Diversify Alzheimer’s Studies

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR)

Black and Hispanic Americans are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Yet they’re often underrepresented in scientific studies of the disease.

So on a cool Sunday morning in Cleveland, two research associates from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine have set up an information table at a fundraising walk organized by the local chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.  Continue reading article here…

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