AIAN representation in dementia research Archives - International Association for Indigenous Aging

Podcast and Information – Why Should You Donate Your Brain To Science?

In this podcast from Science Friday, Tish Hevel, CEO and creator of the Brain Donor Project, and Dr. Bill Scott, executive director of the University of Miami's Brain Endowment Bank, talk about what researchers can learn from studying human brains. The measures that people can take in order to donate their brain to research after ...

Resource – Safeguarding the Health of Our Elders

Urban Indian Health Institute Resource A Division of the Seattle Indian Health Board This first-of-its-kind Elders Community Health Profile, Safeguarding the Health of Our Elders, reports on the health strengths and areas of needed improvement in the urban American Indian and Alaska Native Elder population (individuals 55 years and older) in the United States from 2012–2017. The ...

Information and Resources – Participation in ADRD Clinical Trials

Clinical trials and studies are an important part of developing new research, and serve to test new interventions or treatments. Because of the large amount of individuals that have generously taken part in research studies, scientists have made substantial progress in their understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Even more, without the involvement …

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