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The Color of Risk
African-Americans are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than whites. A new national program targets this dangerous disparity with community-based health education.
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Caring for Culture
Hispanics in Milwaukee are improving services for elders with Alzheimer's disease by customizing care to cultural attitudes toward dementia and medicine.

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Minority Report
Jennifer Manly’s research ensures that African-Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities are tested for dementia on a level playing field.
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Parahippocampal Gryus
 

The parahippocampal gyrus is a subregion of the medial temporal lobes of the brain, and includes parts of the cerebral cortex that lie close to the hippocampus.  Like the hippocampus, the parahippocampal  gyrus is important for new memory formation.

by Catherine E. Myers. Copyright © 2006 Memory Loss and the Brain