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Experts on memory loss and dementia will be addressing the annual Alzheimer's Association conference in Sacramento on Wednesday.

In Sacramento County alone, 22,000 people are diagnosed with the disease – and that number is expected to double within the next two decades, officials said.

Topics in the daylong conference, which is geared toward family and professional caregivers, include recent research findings, the role of nutrition in preventing dementia and how to develop community resources.

The conference is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel on Leisure Lane. Registration costs $25. For more information, call (916) 930-9080 or go to www.alz.org/norcal

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