Ajrouch Lab

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NIH R01 · 2025

Brain Health and Ethnic Disparities in ADRD Risk: The Case of Arab Americans

Project Summary Brain Health and Ethnic Disparities in ADRD Risk: The Case of Arab Americans The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) is higher in Black Americans and Hispanics than in non-Hispanic Whites, but data on Arab Americans have been virtually absent from research on brain and cognitive aging. The unique experiences of this understudied group have the potential to clarify knowledge of ADRD disparities related to ethnicity, immigrant and social factors. The proposed project leverages the first prevalence study of ADRD among Arab Americans (AG057510) to examine brain mechanisms underlying links between sociocultural risk/protective factors and ADRD. The…

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