Perspectives on ethnic and racial disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Update and areas of immediate need

Ganesh M. Babulal(Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative), Yakeel T. Quiroz(Harvard University), Benedict C. Albensi(St. Boniface Hospital), Eider M. Arenaza‐Urquijo(Mayo Clinic in Arizona), Arlene Astell(University of Reading), Claudio Babiloni(Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale), Alex Bahar‐Fuchs(The University of Melbourne), J. Simon Bell(Syneos Health (United States)), Gene L. Bowman(Oregon Health & Science University), Adam M. Brickman(Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative), Gaël Chételat(Inserm), Carrie Ciro(University of Kansas Medical Center), Ann D. Cohen(University of Pittsburgh), Peggye Dilworth‐Anderson(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Hiroko H. Dodge(Oregon Health & Science University), Simone Dreux(Division of Undergraduate Education), Steven D. Edland(University of California System), Anna J. Esbensen(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Lisbeth Evered(The University of Melbourne), Michael Ewers, Keith N. Fargo(Alzheimer's Association), Juan Fortea(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), Hector M. González(University of San Diego), Deborah Gustafson(State University of New York), Elizabeth Head(University of Kentucky), James A. Hendrix(Alzheimer's Association), Scott M. Hofer(University of Victoria), Leigh Johnson(University of North Texas), Roos J. Jutten(Amsterdam Neuroscience), Kerry Kilborn(University of Glasgow), Krista L. Lanctôt(Sunnybrook Health Science Centre), Jennifer J. Manly(Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative), Ralph N. Martins(Edith Cowan University), Michelle M. Mielke(Mayo Clinic), Martha Clare Morris(Rush University), Melissa E. Murray(Jacksonville College), Esther S. Oh(Johns Hopkins University), Mario A. Parra(Heriot-Watt University), Robert A. Rissman(University of California San Diego), Catherine M. Roe(Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative), Octavio A. Santos(Jacksonville College), Nikolaos Scarmeas(National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Lon S. Schneider(University of Southern California), Nicole Schupf(Columbia University), Sietske A.M. Sikkes(Massachusetts General Hospital), Heather M. Snyder(Alzheimer's Association), Hamid R. Sohrabi(Edith Cowan University), Yaakov Stern(Columbia University), André Strydom(King's College London), Yi Tang(Xuan Wu Hospital of the Capital Medical University), Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera(UK Dementia Research Institute), Charlotte E. Teunissen(Amsterdam Neuroscience), Debora Melo van Lent(German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases), Michael Weinborn(Edith Cowan University), Linda M.P. Wesselman(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Donna M. Wilcock(Amsterdam Neuroscience), Henrik Zetterberg(Sahlgrenska University Hospital), Sid E. O’Bryant(University of North Texas)
Alzheimer s & Dementia
December 13, 2018
10.1016/j.jalz.2018.09.009
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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRDs) are a global crisis facing the aging population and society as a whole. With the numbers of people with ADRDs predicted to rise dramatically across the world, the scientific community can no longer neglect the need for research focusing on ADRDs among underrepresented ethnoracial diverse groups. The Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART; alz.org/ISTAART) comprises a number of professional interest areas (PIAs), each focusing on a major scientific area associated with ADRDs. We leverage the expertise of the existing international cadre of ISTAART scientists and experts to synthesize a cross-PIA white paper that provides both a concise "state-of-the-science" report of ethnoracial factors across PIA foci and updated recommendations to address immediate needs to advance ADRD science across ethnoracial populations.

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