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
Diabetes

Associations and Contact Information: American Diabetes Association This large membership organization for people with diabetes provides news coverage and health information about diabetes. Members receive a subscription the organizations helpful monthly magazine, "Diabetes Forecast." Call 800-342-2383 www.diabetes.org National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) NIDDK conducts research and provides a wealth of health information to the general public about diabetes and its treatment. Browse the NIDDK web site for information and publications you can receive free of charge. www.niddk.nih.gov Published Articles: "Complications of diabetes in elderly people", by Edward W. Gregg, Michael M. Engelgau, and Venkat Narayan. (British Medical Journal, October 26, 2002, Volume 325, Number 7370, pp. 916-917. This editorial discusses the state of knowledge of how diabetes may affect the mind. "Diabetes mellitus and the risk of dementia: The Rotterdam Study", by A. Ott and others. (Neurology, Volume 53, Number 9, pp. 1937-42.