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Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium
Quiroz, Yakeel T. , Solis, Michele M., Arbaje, Alicia I. , Arroyo‐Miranda, Mirna L, Cabrera, Laura Y. , Carrasquillo, Minerva M. , Corrada, María M. , Diminich, Erica D. , Dorsman, Karen A. , Gonzales, Mitzi M. , Gonzalez‐Seda, Ana L., Grinberg, Lea T. , Guerrero, Lourdes R. , Hill, Carl V. , Jiménez‐Velázquez, Ivonne Z. , Guerra, Jorge J. Llibre, Maestre, Gladys E. , Medina, Luis D. , Peñaloza, Claudia , Mavarez, Rosa V. Pirela, Pluim, Celina F., Raman, Rema , Rascovsky, Katya, Reyes, Yarissa, Rosselli, Mónica , Vila‐Castelar, Clara , Carrillo, María C. , Sexton, Claire E. , Carrasquillo, Minerva Maria, Sexton, Claire , Grinberg, Lea , Medina, Luis Daniel , Gonzales, Mitzi , Aranda, María , Carrasquillo, Minerva M. , Crivelli, Lucía , Gonzalez, Hector M , Lopera, Francisco Javier , O’Bryant, Sid E. , Mora-Pinzon, Maria C. , Pirela, Rosa V. , Rentz, Dorene M. , Tansey, Malú G. , Zuelsdorff, Megan L.
Alzheimer's & Dementia | February 24, 2022 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 1677-1686
AbstractThe Alzheimer's Association hosted the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium in May 2021. Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, the meeting was held online over 2 days, with virtual presentations, discussions, mentoring sessions, and posters. The Latino population in the United States is projected to have the steepest increase in Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the next 40 years, compared to other ethnic groups. Latinos have increased risk for AD and other dementias, limited access to quality care, and are severely underrepresented in AD and dementia research and clinical trials. The symposium highlighted developments in AD research with Latino populations, including advances in AD biomarkers, and novel cognitive assessments for Spanish‐speaking populations, as well as the need to effectively recruit and retain Latinos in clinical research, and how best to deliver health‐care services and to aid caregivers of Latinos living with AD.
A Workshop on Cognitive Aging and Impairment in the 9/11-Exposed Population
Daniels, Robert D. , Clouston, Sean , Hall, Charles B. , Anderson, Kristi , Bennett, David A. , Bromet, Evelyn J. , Calvert, Geoffrey M. , Carreón, Tania , Diminich, Erica D. , Kreisl, William Charles, Kritikos, Minos , Kubale, Travis L. , Mielke, Michelle M. , Peskind, Elaine R. , Raskind, Murray A. , Richards, Marcus , Sano, Mary , Santiago‐Colón, Albeliz , Sloan, Richard P. , Spiro, Avron , Vasdev, Neil , Reissman, Dori B. , Clouston, Sean A P , Anderson, Kristi R , Kritikos, Minos , Mielke, Michelle M , Santiago-Colón, Albeliz , Spiro, Avron , Vasdev, Neil , Bennett, David A. , DeKosky, Steven T. , Finch, Caleb E. , Gandy, Sam , Luft, Benjamin J.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | January 14, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 681
The terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 potentially exposed more than 400,000 responders, workers, and residents to psychological and physical stressors, and numerous hazardous pollutants. In 2011, the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) was mandated to monitor and treat persons with 9/11-related adverse health conditions and conduct research on physical and mental health conditions related to the attacks. Emerging evidence suggests that persons exposed to 9/11 may be at increased risk of developing mild cognitive impairment. To investigate further, the WTCHP convened a scientific workshop that examined the natural history of cognitive aging and impairment, biomarkers in the pathway of neurodegenerative diseases, the neuropathological changes associated with hazardous exposures, and the evidence of cognitive decline and impairment in the 9/11-exposed population. Invited participants included scientists actively involved in health-effects research of 9/11-exposed persons and other at-risk populations. Attendees shared relevant research results from their respective programs and discussed several options for enhancements to research and surveillance activities, including the development of a multi-institutional collaborative research network. The goal of this report is to outline the meeting’s agenda and provide an overview of the presentation materials and group discussion.