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January 13, 2020
New Meal & Memory Alzheimer's Study
Dr. Hanson, assistant professor (Geriatrics) is a Harborview based geriatrician who specializes in the care of older adults with dementia.
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Dr. Angela Hanson, assistant professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine is conducting a study that examines how a risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease might affect people’s memory and metabolic responses to different meals.
Her preliminary work showed that people who carry the gene APOE4 (E4) responded differently to different Alzheimer’s treatments and diets, compared to people who did not carry this gene.
Dr. Hanson plans to study this further with the “Meal and Memory Study” in adults age 55 and older who do not have dementia.