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Aging In Arizona, Part 1: UA Researchers Tackle Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia

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The brain is the most complex human organ.

More Arizonans are living longer because medical advances in heart disease, cancer and diabetes keep their bodies going. But what about their brains? In our five-part series, Aging In Arizona, we explore what researchers are learning about the aging brain, the risks of developing dementia and latest treatments for it.


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Sara Hammond was a reporter at Arizona Public Media in Tucson from 2015 to 2018.