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Medicine's Leah Cummings was highlighted for a study of genes involved with memory loss in minorities

MEDIA | March 19, 2021
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The importance of diversifying Alzheimer's research

NPR: Leah Cummings, a research associate at the School of Medicine, was highlighted for recruiting families and minorities for a study of genes involved with memory loss, given that a disproportionate number of Black Americans develop Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.