Roughly 1 million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060. That’s about double what was previously thought.
As the American population ages, a new study finds the average lifetime risk of dementia for adults over 55 is around 42 ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Most treatments being pursued today to protect against Alzheimer's disease focus on amyloid plaques and tau tangles that accumulate in the brain, but new research points to a ...
Understanding dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is essential for maintaining a proactive approach to our well-being.
The number of Americans who will develop dementia—a progressive decline in memory, thinking skills, communication, and ...
New cases of dementia will double by 2060, when 1 million U.S. adults are projected to develop the memory-robbing condition each year, according to a sobering new study published Monday in the ...
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... Once there, it may trigger immune system changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the study, published ...