According to the research team led by the NIA Intramural Research Program, Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias than white participants, despite national statistics that indicate that Black Americans are overall about twice as likely to have dementia as whites.

They also found that Black study participants with Alzheimer’s and related dementias had more risk factors for the disease. In addition, Black participants had greater cognitive impairment and symptom severity than white participants.

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