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Hope Increases for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease as Disparities Among Blacks Continue

They were nothing short of legendary in their professions. And their works continue to be celebrated nationwide. But, adding to the mystique of America's racial health disparities, they've all died of complications related to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior.