Alzheimer’s most prevalent in US east and south-east, first-of-its-kind study finds

Study, which used cognitive data and population estimates, examines prevalence of the disease by county

Alzheimer's disease is most prevalent in the eastern and south-eastern US, but the highest total number of patients is in California, according to a first-of-its-kind study released on Monday.

New county-by-county data released at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) showed that those regions' large populations of older people as well as Black and Hispanic residents may explain the new study's data.