Largest Study of African American Brain Tissue Unveils Critical Alzheimer’s Gene

A shared molecular signature of Alzheimer’s appears across populations once studied in isolation. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects African Americans (AA) at roughly twice the rate seen among White/European-ancestry (EA) individuals in the United States. This disparity is partly linked to social determinants of health, including unequal access to health care, differences in educational quality, biases [...]