Aging & Brain Health Alliance, Rutgers University-Newark

08/20/2026

2 Minute Video. CBS News NYC TV (9/19/2026): Delores, Payton, and other lab members featured in this TV news story "High number of people with signs of dementia in Newark, researchers say.” We are especially grateful to the two ladies from our Dementia Caregivers Support group who joined us to share stories of the challenges they face dealing with a family member suffering from dementia.

Researchers say an alarming study on cognitive decline is specific to the African American community in Newark, New Jersey. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan reports.

08/19/2026

Tonight (Wednesday, August 19th) between 5pm-6:30pm on CBS Evening *local* News (Channel 2) there will probably run a short segment on our community-based dementia screening program and study in Newark, NJ. Small chance it might get bumped to tomorrow if there is some big late-breaking story.

If you miss it tonight, it will eventually migrate to their web page.

07/29/2026

https://gothamist.com/news/researchers-find-alarmingly-high-rates-of-dementia-in-newark-area

The Rutgers survey focused on Black seniors in public and federally subsidized housing, but didn't draw conclusions about specific populations.

07/20/2026

20th Anniversary Gala of the Aging & Brain Health Alliance, Rutgers University-Newark

07/10/2026

05/14/2026

https://www.newark.rutgers.edu/news/fellowship-honor-john-seward-johnson-will-support-rutgers-newark-research-alzheimers-disease

The descendants of a founder of Johnson & Johnson have endowed a postdoctoral fellowship in aging neuroscience research based at the Rutgers Aging & Brain Health Alliance lab.

03/17/2026