Butler Hospital leads research, education and community outreach on Alzheimer鈥檚
Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., is leading research studies on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia through its multifaceted Memory and Aging Program (MAP). It鈥檚 an urgent health concern as Alzheimer鈥檚 currently has no cure.
Nearly 7 million people in America are living with Alzheimer鈥檚, the most common cause of dementia. Though the disease is not a normal part of aging, the greatest known risk factor is increasing age. It鈥檚 estimated that 1 in 3 adults over age 65 dies with Alzheimer鈥檚 or another dementia, according to the .
Part of MAP at Butler Hospital is a prevention registry for people with normal memory or mild memory loss interested in participating in a research study or clinical trial. Several active studies on preventing and treating Alzheimer鈥檚 are open for enrollment, led by MAP鈥檚 team of neurologists, neuropsychologists, research and clinical nurses, interns and post-doctoral fellows, and research assistants.
In addition, MAP is expanding its Spanish-language outreach initiatives. Hispanic people are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's compared to non-Hispanic white individuals. MAP partners with local health clinics and community centers to offer memory screenings, educational programs on brain health and aging, and research opportunities to historically marginalized communities. Presentations and information are offered in English and Spanish.
To further increase outreach, MAP recently implemented an advance translation system that offers a wider range of languages and improved translations.
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