Alzheimer's rate growing among women
MDS 3.0 Insider, March 28, 2014
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A new study shows 5 million people suffer from the Alzheimer’s disease or some form of it, and a majority of those diagnosed are women. 1 out of 6 women have a form of the disease by the age of 65.
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