As the US elderly population continues to expand rapidly, Alzheimer's disease poses a
major and increasing public health challenge, and older African Americans may be …

Research on racial differences in Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia has increased in recent
years. Older African American individuals bear a disproportionate burden of AD and …

Background: Several studies have shown higher Alzheimer's disease (AD) incidence rates
are in African-Americans (AAs) than Caucasians (CCs). If this finding is consistent across …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Alzheimer's related dementias (ADRD) are growing public
health concerns in aged populations of all ethnic and racial groups. AD and ADRD are …

BACKGROUND: This study compares age-specific and overall prevalence rates for
dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in two nonoverlapping, population-based cohorts of …

Black Americans are disproportionately affected by dementia. To expand our understanding
of mechanisms of this disparity, we look to Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers. In this …

Objective To identify incidence and prevalence of dementia in racial and ethnic populations
in the United States. Methods A systematic review of literature. Results A total of 1215 …

Debate exists regarding differences in the prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD) in African
Americans and Hispanics in the United States, with some evidence suggesting that the …

Alzheimer's disease is the seventh leading cause of all deaths in the United States and is
virtually tied with the sixth leading cause of death—diabetes. Alzheimer's is the fifth leading …

To design optimal health services and education programs for Alzheimer disease (AD), it is
important to understand cultural differences in perceptions of the disorder. In this study, we …