Compared to white Americans, African Americans are at elevated risk for age-related cognitive decline and memory loss – with double the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The “Risk Factors for Future Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease in Older...
The Aging & Brain Health Alliance is composed of community-based organizations in Greater Newark, New Jersey, allied together to promote: community engaged research with national impact on aging, brain health, and Alzheimer’s disease prevention, Alzheimer’s...
Neuroscience, the study of the brain, is a growing field. As we better understand how our brain functions, we get to know ourselves on a deeper level. Scientists continuously study the brain, formation of memories in the brain, and what contributes to brain...
Precision medicine is a rapidly growing approach to health care that focuses on finding treatments and interventions that work for people based on their genetic makeup, rather than their symptoms. Zeeshan Ahmed, director of the new Ahmed Lab at Rutgers Institute for...
Join our informative community discussion on the Covid-19 vaccine research and its importance for Communities of Color with featured panelists Dr. Shereef Elanahal, President & CEO of University Hospital in Newark, Dr. Shobha Swaminathan, Associate Professor at...
