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Download the UChicago SHARE Network’s “Centering Our Values” Toolkit for Dementia Care

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The University of Chicago SHARE Network’s “Centering Our Values” toolkit is a hands-on guide to help caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia make decisions that reflect their values and what is important to them.  This guide includes dementia education and care resources, as well as tools and worksheets that can help everyone reflect […]

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Register Now for the Alzheimer’s Association “Release the Silence” Conference

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Register now (for free!) for the “Release the Silence” Conference, the third annual African American conference hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association Illinois Chapter. “The Release the Silence conference is designed to help our community navigate the Alzheimer’s and dementia journey. It is geared towards caregivers, future caregivers, and healthcare professionals who are looking for resources and

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Highlighting UChicago SHARE Network’s South Side Aging Resource Guide

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An Online Hub for Older Adult Resources on the South Side of Chicago Created by the University of Chicago Medicine’s SHARE Network (Supporting Healthy Aging Resources and Education), this guide contains a list of health resources available for seniors on Chicago’s South Side. The guide is available online and in print form. How to use

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Data shows racial disparities in Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis between Black and white research study participants

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Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias than white participants, despite national statistics that indicate that Black Americans are overall about twice as likely to develop dementias than whites. The analysis of data on study participants from across NIA’s network of Alzheimer’s Disease Research

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Fostering Alzheimer’s Brain Donation Among African Americans

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Increasing African-American participation in medical research is challenging for a number of understandable and well-documented reasons. In part, many African Americans may mistrust medical research and the medical establishment based on past abuses, such as the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study. However, several NIA-supported Alzheimer’s Disease Center (ADC) researchers, in collaboration with members of their local African-American communities,

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Gene Variant Linked to Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s in African Americans

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A variant of a gene involved in cholesterol and lipid production is associated with significantly higher risk of late-onset Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans than in non-Hispanic whites of European ancestry, a recent study found. Although preliminary, the findings suggest that the two racial groups may have different genetic risk profiles for the most common

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What do we know about diet and the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease?

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Many studies suggest that our diet may affect the aging brain’s ability to think and remember. These findings have led to research on general eating patterns and whether they might make a difference.  One diet that shows promising evidence of health benefits is the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fish,

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