Memory Loss & the Brain


	From the Editor
	Editor's Note

	Memory News
	New Memory Book

	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. Go to Article >>

	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. Go to Article >>

	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. Go to Article >>

	Memory Tip
	Remembering the Future


Resources
Alcohol

Articles: *"Executive functioning early in abstinence from alcohol,"* by Sandra Zinn, Roy Stein, and H. Scott Swartzwelder. (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, September 2004, Volume 28, Numbver 9, pp., 1338-1346.) "Alcoholic Neurobiology: Changes In Dependence and Recovery," By Fulton T. Crews and others. (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, August 2005, Volume 29, Number 8, pp. 1504-1513.) Associations: The National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov. See "Pamphlets/Brochures/Fact Sheets/Posters" under "Publications."