Dementia Cases in the US Projected to Double by 2060

US Dementia Cases to Double by 2060, According to New Study

We're already experiencing rising dementia cases across the world, and it seems likely that worse is to come: a new study predicts the number of people with dementia in the US to double by 2060.

Dementia cases expected to double by 2060: Study

(The Hill) -- Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060 when around 1 million Americans are projected to develop the memory-losing condition every year, according to a new study published Monday in the medical journal Nature Medicine.  The study found that the risk of developing dementia after turning age 55 is around 42 percent. Dementia is a group condition that includes loss of concentration, judgment and memory.  The collabor…

There are very few references to severe memory loss in the medical literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, which suggests that such a condition was rare in those times, perhaps even non-existent. A recent study on dementia examined the works of 2,000-2,500 years ago, during the time of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Galenus (considered the first great physician of Antiquity), and the Roman philosopher Cicero. The ancient Greeks recogniz…

New dementia cases in US projected to double to 1 million by 2060: Study

A new study found that dementia cases in the United States are projected to double from more than 500,000 in 2020 to about 1 million by 2050.

Doctors Predict Dementia Cases Will Double By 2060—Could Drinking Green Tea Help?

New research released this week predicts that U.S. dementia cases will double by the year 2060—meaning 42 percent, or 2 in 5 Americans age 55 and older, could have some form of the condition. By age 75, that number increases to 50 percent. The risk was "substantially" higher in women (who tend to live longer than men), Black adults, and those who are carriers of the gene variant APOE4, which is considered "the strongest risk factor gene for Alzh…

Dementia diagnoses expected to rise to 1 million per year by 2060

The risk of developing dementia may be much higher than health experts previously thought. A newly published study shows two in five people will develop dementia in their lifetime, a large difference from older studies. Older studies estimated about 14% of men and 23% of women would develop dementia at some point in their life. However, it’s much higher, with 42% of both men and women 55 and older expected to develop the disease, according to th…