touchNEUROLOGY discusses experiences of discrimination on cognitive function and ageing in the over 90s, with Dr Kristen George at the AAIC conference

15/08/2022

The LifeAfter90 (LA90) study aims to understand what cognitive ageing and dementia look like among individuals aged 90 and above. In an interview conducted by touchNEUROLOGY, Dr Kristen George (University of California Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA) discussed what the study found in terms of the effect of discrimination on the cognitive function of this population. The poster, entitled "Experiences of Discrimination on Cognitive Function and Aging among the Oldest Old: LifeAfter90 (LA90) Study", was presented at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), 31 July – 4 August 2022. You can view the full interview, here: https://touchneurology.com/alzheimers-disease-dementia/conference-hub/kristen-george-aaic-2022-experiences-of-discrimination-on-cognitive-function-and-ageing-among-the-oldest-old-the-lifeafter90-la90-study/