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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Rates of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias to Double by 2060

By Marie Rosenthal

The U.S. burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) will double by 2060, according to a new CDC study that found the condition will be particularly grim for certain races and ethnicities (Alzheimers Dement [Epub Sep 19, 2018]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.3063). 

The CDC researchers predicted that Hispanic Americans will have the largest projected increase due to population growth over the projection period. However, because of the relative