UCSD part of team granted $15.8M to study Latino brain health

UC San Diego, UC Davis receive grant to study Latino cognitive health

UC San Diego and UC Davis have been awarded a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study cognitive aging in Latino and Hispanic communities, with the goal of identifying factors that contribute to healthy cognitive aging and reducing the burden of dementia.

UCSD granted almost $16M for long-term study of aging, dementia in Latinos

A patient and physician discuss an MRI of the brain. (Photo courtesy of UC San Diego News) UC San Diego and UC Davis have received a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund an in-depth study on how the brain ages, officials said Wednesday. The work will focus on aging in Hispanic and Latino communities because they remain underrepresented in research on dementia and other conditions. Latinos have a higher risk of hear…

UCSD part of team granted $15.8M to study Latino brain health

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KESQ) - UC San Diego and UC Davis have received a $15.85 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund an extensive study on how the brain ages among Hispanic and Latino communities, it was announced today. Latinos have a higher risk of heart and vascular diseases and are more prone to developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia than people from other groups, yet they remain underrepresented in research on …