Risk factors for Alzheimer’s dementia may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2020.
These risk factors, many of which are disproportionately apparent in African Americans, include heart health factors—such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes—and social factors like education quality. According to the Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report, older African Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older whites.
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