Epidemiology of vascular and Alzheimer's dementia among African Americans in Chicago, IL: baseline frequency and comparison of risk factors.
We compared demographic, medical, and other epidemiologic factors among 113 African-American Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and 79 African-American vascular dementia (VaD) patients. The typical background profile of our AD and VaD patients who entered into the study was that of women who were born and raised on farms in the southeastern United States, currently lived in an apartment or home in Chicago with other family members, and were retired, widowed, and had some form of medical insurance. The following distinct patient profiles emerged: (1) African-American AD patients were generally older than their VaD counterparts, more likely to have a family history of AD, Parkinson's disease and dementia, a history ofThe July issue of Wani Books ' Comic Gum magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Azure Konno 's Koe de Oshigoto! manga is getting adapted into anime. The story follows a high school girl named Kanna Aoyagi who becomes a voice actress for adult games. More details will be provided in the next issue of Comic Gum magazine.

The manga has been running in Comic Gum since 2008, and the fourth volume will ship in July. The limited edition of the fourth volume will bundle a DVD with a picture movie (a series of still pictures set to music and dialogue) by the musical artist duo MOSAIC.WAV . (The picture drama is separate from the upcoming anime adaptation.)

[Via Moon Phase]

Update: More background and story information added.