Whitmer Lab Research in the news

2023

• July 20 - MedScape - "Volunteering Later in Life Good for the Aging Brain"
• July 20 - UC Davis Health News - "Volunteering in late life may protect the brain against cognitive decline and dementia"
• May 15 - Sacramento Observer - "It's All Related"
• April 7 - EurekAlert - "High blood pressure in your 30s is associated with worse brain health in your 70s"

2020

• June 24 - Oprah Magazine - "Researchers Explain Why Black Americans Are At Higher Risk For Alzheimer's"
• July 17 - WBUR's Here & Now - "Research Suggests Racism Could Put Black People At Higher Risk Of Dementia"

2018

• July 23 – CBS News – “Motherhood and Fertility may hold clues to Alzheimer’s risk for women”
  • CNN – “Women bear Alzheimer’s burden; researchers are trying to discover why”
  •  HealthDay News – “Having More Kids Tied to Lower Odds of Alzheimer’s in Women”
  • LA Times – “How pregnancy and childbirth may protect some women from developing dementia”
  • NBC News – “Motherhood may affect Alzheimer’s risk, studies show”
  • NPR – “Hormone Levels Likely Influence A Woman’s Risk of Alzheimer’s, But How?”
  • TIME – “How Pregnancy May Affect the Risk of Alzheimer’s”
  • US News & World Report – “Having More Kids Tied to Lower Odds of Alzheimer’s in Women”
  • The Washington Post – “Women’s reproductive history may predict Alzheimer’s risk”
  • AARP – “What Being a Woman Means for Your Dementia Risk”

2017

• October 11 – New York Times – “High Blood Pressure in Midlife Tied to Later Dementia”
• October 5 – express.co.uk – “Dementia WARNING: Women with high blood pressure in their 40s at greater risk of disease”
• October 5 – Alzforum – “High Blood Pressure in Younger Adults: Dementia Risk Only in Women?”
• October 4 – Sacramento Bee – “Here’s what women in their 40s can do to help prevent dementia later in life”
• October 4 – MedPage Today – “High Blood Pressure in Early Midlife Associated With Later Dementia Risk”
• September 14- New York Times – “Birthplace May Be Tied to Dementia Risk”
• July 31 – Science Daily – “Higher dementia risk associated with birth in high stroke mortality states”
• July 31 – MedPage Today – “Birthplace Tied to Dementia Risk”
• July 17 – Medical News Today – “Why are African Americans more likely to develop Alzheimer’s”
• July 15 – NPR – “Stress and Poverty May Explain High Rates of Dementia in African-Americans”

2016

• July 15 – Forbes – “Clinical Study Targets Racial Disparities in Dementia Risk”
• Feb 17 – Indian Country Today – "Elders at Risk: New Study Finds Higher Dementia Rates for Natives"
• Feb 10 – SF Gate – “Major study finds risks for dementia vary between ethnic groups”
• Feb 10 – NBC News.com – “Some Good News for Dementia: Rates Might be Going Down”