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CNN — Older adults living in the eastern and southeastern regions of the United States are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to new

Key Takeaways:The east and southeastern U.S. have the highest prevalence of Alzheimers dementia, according to a first-ever study of occurrence of...

MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States.

Seniors living in the eastern and southeastern parts of the United States have the largest prevalence of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research announced on Monday at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam. Researchers analyzed all 3,142 U.S. counties in the first-ever county-level estimate of the most common form of dementia among older

The East and Southeast have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia, which researchers said may owe in part to the higher percentages of older people, and Black and Hispanic residents in those regions.

A first-of-its-kind report estimates Alzheimer's disease prevalence in 3,142 counties across the nation

The new report by the Alzheimers Association International Conference (AAIC) offers the most granular look at the prevalence of the condition, providing estimates for counties.

Seniors living in the East and Southeast regions of the United States are most likely to have Alzheimer’s disease, according to new data shared at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference and published Monday in the organization’s journal.

The first-ever county-level estimates of the prevalence of people with Alzheimer's dementia — in all 3,142 United States counties — were released today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2023, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and online.

About 1 in 6 seniors in Miami, Baltimore, and the Bronx have Alzheimer's disease, according to estimates from the study