On Friday, October 31, 2025, our lab attended the 2025 Markesberry Symposium. Thank you to the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging for hosting such a meaningful event.
Happy to see that people are viewing our article “Is to persevere dangerous for brain health?…” #humbled
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As one of the nation’s elite Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers, the UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging has played a crucial role in advancing scientific knowledge around ADRD and improving patient care. Take a look back at our 40 years of doing the work that matters!
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⭐BSEA Article Highlight ⭐
Author @dkesiaka.bsky.social will present newly-published work featured in #BSEA: “Is to persevere dangerous for brain health? Effect of active coping and grit on subjective cognitive decline in Black American males”
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🥺 I received official notice that my NIH grant, "Early Characterization of Cognitive Status & AD Risk in African American Men," has been terminated. I have no clue how to process the news. Nonetheless, I remain committed to this line of inquiry & advancing research on Black men’s brain health.
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🚨 My latest essay on Black men’s brain health interrogates dominant narratives of brain health that prioritize individual responsibility while neglecting systemic and structural determinants of health.
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