by Lance Murray • Sep 20, 2017

UNTHSC is exploring the disease’s effect on Mexican-Americans, while a UTD study shows how it can impact the ability to perform financial calculations.

Alzheimer’s disease is a vital area of investigation for health researchers across the nation, and two North Texas institutions are in the thick of probing the disease’s devastating effects.

Researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center have begun a study of Alzheimer’s effect on Mexican-Americans as an ethnic group, while the Center for Vital Longevity at the University of Texas at Dallas recently published research on how degraded connections within certain parts of the brain impact older adults’ ability to perform financial calculations…