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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 Alzheimer's 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.