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Big Think hosted a panel discussion highlighting cutting-edge Alzheimer's disease research as part of our Breakthroughs series, made possible by Pfizer. This conversation features back-and-forth exchanges between top luminaries in[…]

Race, Gender and Alzheimer’s

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Are women and African-Americans at a higher risk for Alzheimer’s—as some data suggests—or are there other factors in play?

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