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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Alzheimer’s most prevalent in US east and south-east, first-of-its-kind study finds

An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the AAIC.
An estimated 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the AAIC. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Alamy

Alzheimer’s disease is most prevalent in the eastern and south-eastern US, but the highest total number of patients is in California, according to a first-of-its-kind study released on Monday.

New county-by-county data released at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) showed that those regions’ large populations of older people as well as Black and Hispanic residents may explain the new study’s data.

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