Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease: Role of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Implications for Dementia Rates, and Prevention with Aerobic Exercise in African Americans
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will reach epidemic proportions in the United States and worldwide in the coming decades, and with substantially higher rates in African Americans (AAs) than in Whites. Older age, family history, low levels of education, and ɛ4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (A...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/568382 |