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From the 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures Special Report: Race, Ethnicity and Alzheimer's Disease page 47 we find that: Older African-American and Hispanics are considerably more likely than Older Whites to have Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Findings from different studies vary, but the available research indicates that in the United States, older African-Americans are probably about two times more likely than older whites to have Alzheimer's and other dementias. Older... (continue reading)

Blacks more prone to Alzheimer's
By Janice Billingsley, HealthDay
Alzheimer's disease is a silent epidemic striking black Americans, who seem more susceptible to the brain-wasting condition than any other group of Americans, new research finds.
One possible explanation: Black Americans are at greater risk of vascular disease, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. And studies have found that people with a history of either high blood pressure or high cholesterol are twice as... (continue reading)