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