A history of racism in health care makes many African-Americans understandably wary.
Mistrust thwarts efforts to understand dementia in black patients today, researchers say.
Latinos are California’s fastest-growing ethnic group. They’re also among the most likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. A new five-year study out of UC Davis will investigate why.
Information abounds on the kinds of exercise that can keep your body strong, but what will keep your mind healthy? That’s a question researchers Charles DeCarli and Kimberley McAllister hope to answer with the Healthy Brain Aging Initiative.
As you gather with children this Father’s Day weekend, consider how far you would go to ensure their well-being: If your child had cancer or diabetes, would you wait until the disease were critical before you called doctors to intervene?
Dr. Charles DeCarli is the director of Alzheimer’s Disease Center at UC Davis. He’s optimistic about the new guidelines he says will translate into better care for dementia patients.