Ucsd Receives Nearly $16 Million for a Long-Term Study on Aging and Dementia in Latinos

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A patient and a doctor examine a brain MRI. (Photo courtesy of UC San Diego News) The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) received a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund an in-depth study of how the brain ages, officials announced Wednesday. The research will focus on Hispanic and Latino communities, which remain underrepresented in studies on dementia…

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SAN DIEGO- The University of California in San Diego and the University of California in Davis received a $15.8 million grant from National Institutes of Health to fund a comprehensive study on how the brain ages in Hispanic and Latino communities, as announced on Wednesday. Latinos are at higher risk for heart and vascular disease, and are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment or dementia than people in other groups; however, they re…