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Dementia Matters is a podcast about Alzheimer‘s disease and other causes of dementia. Creator and host Dr. Nathaniel Chin interviews leading scientists and caregiving experts to bring listeners the latest in Alzheimer’s disease news, research and caregiver resources. Brought to you by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, find show notes and more resources at adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters.
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Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
A recent study showed that research participants in the most highly disadvantaged neighborhoods had smaller hippocampal areas compared to research participants in more advantaged neighborhoods. The study’s first author explains the results and the tools researchers used to measure neighborhood disadvantage. Guest: Jack Hunt, PhD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Medical Scientist Training Program
Episode Topics:
- Association between neighborhood and brain structures: 1:52
- Study findings: 4:01
- Defining neighborhood disadvantage: 4:57
- Who were the research participants involved in the study? 5:42
- Why did you study the hippocampus in your research? 6:10
- Related cardiovascular factors: 8:20
- Using the Neighborhood Atlas to find neighborhood advantage by zip code: 10:22
- Neighborhoods disadvantage and individual socioeconomic status: 13:17
- Future research opportunities: 14:26
- What can people in the community do with the results of this study? 17:36
- Follow-up study: 18:23
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