Article archive / February 2019
Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 2. Source pages: 11.
Pennington's associate professor Dr. Robert Newton, Jr., was interviewed for USA Today by Rodney Brooks about African-Americans facing a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease than whites, Dr. Newton is associate professor and the Director of the Physical Activity and Ethnic Minority Health Laboratory at Pennington.
Newton told USA Today that researchers are looking at many avenues to understand the link. “Part of it is genetics. Are there some genetic markers that African Americans have higher risks that predispose them to higher risk of dementia? Is it lifestyle? Are there social factors? Is it education or stress? Researchers are looking at many avenues.”
will recruit older African American
Dr. Robert Newton, Jr., speaking to psychologists at the LPA Science Cafe in 2017. Dr. Newton was interviewed for USA Today recently. He is associate professor and the Director of the Physical Activity and Ethnic Minority Health Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical.
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