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
Depression

Web Sites: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) can point you to local affiliates that can guide you to treatment resources in your area. Write to: 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300, Arlington, VA, 22201-3042. Tel: 800-950-NAMI. Or browse the web: http://www.nami.org. The National Institute of Mental Health will send you free information about depression and its treatment. Contact the Information Resources and Inquiries Branch, 800-421-4211. On the web, browse http://www.nimh.nih.gov. Published Articles: "Mood improvement reduces memory complaints in depressed patients," by R. Antikainen and others, in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 2001, vol. 251, pp. 6-11. "Changes in cognitive functioning following treatment of late-life depression," by M. Butters and others, in American Journal of Psychiatry, December 2000, vol. 157, pp. 1949-1954. "Imaging strategies in depression," by P. Grasby, in Journal of Psychopharmacology, December 1999, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 346-351.