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.
Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPG, CPH
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Reminder: BIGG Visibility Day is on Friday, October 3, 2025. Join us to celebrate the beautiful Black minds in the field of aging research, teaching, and practice.
🚨 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. doi.org/10.1002/hast...
Charting New Frontiers for Black Men's Brain Health: Implications for Dementia Research and Public Engagement
This essay critically explores the intersection of brain health and dementia research within the context of Black men's lived experiences. It interrogates dominant narratives of brain health that pri...
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Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @blackingeron.bsky.social · 11mo ago🗣️🆘Support Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics (BIGG) Students and Scholars Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the future of aging. For further details on how you can help, visit: gofund.me/0e984158
🗣️🆘Support Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics (BIGG) Students and Scholars Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the future of aging. For further details on how you can help, visit: gofund.me/0e984158
Donate to BIGG Impact: Send Students to GSA, organized by Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Your gift empowers students to research, connect, and change the… Black in Gerontology and Geriatrics needs your support for BIGG Impact: Send Students to GSA
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Happy to see that people are viewing our article “Is to persevere dangerous for brain health?…” #humbled
Dr Mia@askdrmia.bsky.social · last yr.Cannot believe that @alzdemjournals.bsky.social newest journal Behavioral Socioeconomic of Aging #BSEA is already 1 year old! Here are the top 10 viewed articles! #AAIC25
⭐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” alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Is to persevere dangerous for brain health? Effect of active coping and grit on subjective cognitive decline in Black American males
Introduction One strategy for early detection of risk of dementia is identification of subjective cognitive decline (SCD). However, there is a paucity of data examining the intricate interplay betwe.....
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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.
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! doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Celebrating 40 years of the University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Four decades of the National Institute on Aging's sponsored research into Alzheimer's disease (AD) have resulted in symptomatic and mechanistic therapies, lifestyle interventions, increased understa...
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“In this more realistic definition, perseverance can include self-care and rest. Knowing when to take a break or prioritize self-care is a practical strategy for maintaining cognitive health in the face of challenges.” —DKE @hamplab.bsky.social @blackinneuro.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4dr7jafc
‘Grit’ and relentless perseverance can take a toll on brain health − particularly for people facing social stresses like racism
Perseverance helps people achieve goals and is linked with well-being. But combined with chronic societal stressors, it can lead to cognitive overload that puts a strain on brain health.
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🧠 A new global study reveals over half of women early-career dementia researchers have experienced sexism—ranging from microaggressions to institutional bias. #DementiaResearch #SexismInScience www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/new-study-ex...
New Study Exposes Sexism in Dementia Research Careers - DEMENTIA RESEARCHER
Over half of women ECRs in dementia research report experiencing sexism, a new global study reveals. Read the full paper and access the data on our website.
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Have you preordered your own “Aging while Black — the book” today? It’s never too late to do so. Visit: agingwhileblack.co/awb-the-book/ @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social
I made it a mission at the #Altersummit2025 to get selfie with the incredible Fayron Epps PhD, RN, FGSA,FAAN. You inspire me so much, and I am privileged to call you my mentor. @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social
Your girl is in the news! uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...
UK researcher selected to work with Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria
Darlingtina K. Esiaka's project aims to address challenges in the early detection and diagnosis of cognitive impairment in low- and middle-income countries by leveraging low-cost, mobile, wearabl...
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Check out some of the amazing authors that contributed to #BSEA publications @ketlynesol.bsky.social, @dkesiaka.bsky.social!
Great research being published in #BSEA!
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Behavior and Socioeconomics of Aging (#BSEA) launches its inaugural issue March 2025! A&D's newest journal has published 6 peer-reviewed articles! Check out the most recently published articles: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSea... #AlzResearch
New publication alert. 🚨 Our findings reveal that, contrary to expectations, high levels of both grit and active coping may paradoxically exacerbate SCD symptoms in Black American males, suggesting a complex relationship between these factors. @hamplab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/bsa3...
Is to persevere dangerous for brain health? Effect of active coping and grit on subjective cognitive decline in Black American males
Introduction One strategy for early detection of risk of dementia is identification of subjective cognitive decline (SCD). However, there is a paucity of data examining the intricate interplay betwe...
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I am excited for this opportunity to advance my work with Black refugees in the US.🎯
UK ASCEND welcomes new cohorts of scholars to address health disparities | University of Kentucky Research
UK's Achieving Success in Community-Engaged research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND) is pleased to announce the selection of its second and third cohorts of ASCEND Scholars.
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“Efforts to prevent dementia can benefit from precision interventions delivered to the right population at the right time; that is, when the potential to reduce risk is the highest.”— Farina et al. 2024 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Next generation brain health: transforming global research and public health to promote prevention of dementia and reduce its risk in young adult populations
Efforts to prevent dementia can benefit from precision interventions delivered to the right population at the right time; that is, when the potential to reduce risk is the highest. Young adults (aged 18–39 years) are a neglected population in dementia research and policy making despite being highly exposed to several known modifiable risk factors. The risk and protective factors that have the biggest effect on dementia outcomes in young adulthood, and how these associations differ across regions and groups, still remain unclear.
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A must-attend webinar for anyone seeking out summer undergraduate research opportunities!
Black In Neuro@blackinneuro.bsky.social · 2y agoWinter is here *Game of Thrones Voice*. AND so is the application process for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships! Register for the S.U.R.F. info session on January 10, 2025 for more in depth program information! tinyurl.com/4mzjyz9 🧵 1/2 #Neuroscience #AcademicSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪
There’s still time to register for the first-time reviewers workshop with @reviewerzero.bsky.social! Geared toward people in the 🧠 sciences but useful and open to all ✨ Register 👇🏽 blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5883989 #Neuroskyence #Blackademics #PhDSky #AcademicSky #BlackInSTEM 🧪
Black In Neuro - Reviewer Zero: Training for first-time reviewers
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Black In Neuro@blackinneuro.bsky.social · 2y agoYou won’t want to miss this amazing workshop for first-time reviewers on How to Write Inclusive and Equitable Reviews, with @reviewerzero.bsky.social on December 4th! Register here: blackinneuro47.wildapricot.org/event-5883989 #AcademicSky #PhDSky #Blackademics 🧪
Sometimes you push all the doors and not even one of them opens. Sometimes, more than one doors open in front of you unexpectedly and are full of beauty. @hamplab.bsky.social @blackingeron.bsky.social
I took a last minute advantage of the early bird registration to book a spot at On Aging 2025. See you all in Orlando! @blackingeron.bsky.social @hamplab.bsky.social
NIA is hiring! Open positions include: • Health Science Policy Analyst (Planning & Reporting Branch) • Health Science Policy Analyst (Analysis and Evaluation Branch) Please email your CV to NIA Careers and *not* via a DM. I'm not HR, sorry. #geronsky #ADRD #dementia #federalemployment
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We have added over a dozen accounts since we first made this started pack! Please let us know if we missed you 🧠 Black In Neuro starter pack: go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe #Blackademics #BlackInSTEM #Neuroscience 🧪
Black In Neuro@blackinneuro.bsky.social · 2y ago#BlackInNeuro Starter Pack v1! Let us know if we missed you. #BlackInSTEM #Neuroscience 🧪 go.bsky.app/F8PpdPe
Call for Papers ‼️ Ethics & equity in implementing novel biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Submission deadline: Wednesday, 1/1/2025 alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... #EndAlz
Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring Call for Papers: Ethics and Equity in implementing novel biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)
Guest Editors: Drs. Fred Ketchum and Annalise Rahman-FilipiakSenior Associate Editor: Dr. Amy Kind
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Another cool write up focused on our recently published guidelines regarding equitable study design and partnering with communities in dementia research. @sarahmwalter.bsky.social www.healio.com/news/psychia...
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