Researchers are beginning to discover how your genes, medical conditions, and environment affect your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease.
Now, they want to know more about how being Black or Hispanic factors in and they are using the rich resources in South Florida to discover who is at risk and why.
University of Miami researcher Brian Kunkle has a study underway to look at whether lifestyle and family history in minority populations differently affect future risk for the disease. (Sign up at hihg.org.)
“We know that some genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s differ by ancestry, but more research is needed,” Gunkle said.
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