Dementia rising across Latino populations, multidecade study finds

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

Louis and Newcastle University in the U.K. finds that the share of adults living with dementia rose substantially across several Latin American and Caribbean sites over the past two decades.

The research provides the first direct evidence that some parts of Latin America are moving in the opposite direction of dropping dementia rates in the U.S. and other wealthy nations. ...