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Researchers studied how epilepsy affects the quality of life and health of people with epilepsy from under-served populations.
Guilherme Balbim shares his experiences collaborating with fellow scholars and researchers to improve cognitive health in Latino communities.
The Pilsen Senior Center features several peer-led activities that allow seniors to continue to develop a sense of purpose. All of the programming at the Pilsen Senior Center is based on important research that suggests a link between brain health, learning, and movement.
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The Illinois Prevention Research Center (PRC) and this website is supported by cooperative agreement No. 1U48DP005010 under the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Institute for Health Research and Policy is the Illinois PRC's research home in the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lisa M. Powell, PhD, is the director and principal investigator of the Illinois PRC.
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University of Illinois at Chicago
1747 West Roosevelt Road MC 275
Chicago, IL 60608-1264
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