Neighborhood racial income inequality and ADRD risk
Laura B Zahodne, Ketlyne Sol, Kiana A Scambray, Ji Hyun Lee, Jordan D Palms, Emily P Morris, Lauren Taylor, Vivian Ku, Mary Lesniak, Robert Melendez, Michael R Elliott, Philippa Clarke · 2025
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Zahodne and eleven co-authors link neighborhood racial income gaps to dementia risk, in a 2025 study. Where you live shapes brain health in old age. Beyond a neighborhood's wealth, the split of income between races may matter too.
The study covered 460 older adults in Michigan, about half Black and half White. Their test scores were matched to census data for their neighborhoods. Bigger White to Black income ratios meant worse thinking scores across groups. Neighborhood disadvantage hurt mainly Black participants. The authors read this as a mark of structural racism harming whole communities. Fairer local economies might protect brains as well as wallets.
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| CREATOR | Laura B Zahodne, Ketlyne Sol, Kiana A Scambray, Ji Hyun Lee, Jordan D Palms, Emily P Morris, Lauren Taylor, Vivian Ku, Mary Lesniak, Robert Melendez, Michael R Elliott, Philippa Clarke |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |