Racial disparities in dementia determined by social factors (Links to an external site)

Merita (center) smiles at her great-granddaughter while her brother, Pablo, relaxes behind her. The family belongs to the Negritos community of Tumbes, a city in northern Peru. A study conducted in Peru and three other Latin American countries by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reveals that racial disparities in brain health are due to social factors, with genetic ancestry playing no role.

Racial disparities in dementia are due to social determinants of health, with genetic ancestry playing no role, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study, which was based on a long-running population-based survey in four Latin American countries, helps explain why people of predominantly […]

Study aims to understand genetics of Parkinson’s disease in Black people  (Links to an external site)

Erin Foster, an associate professor of occupational therapy, and Scott Norris, MD, an associate professor of neurology, have established a site at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease (BLAAC PD) study, an international study aimed at understanding the gene changes that may lead to […]