Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University and other institutions.
Researchers found that Americans’ risk of developing dementia after age 55 is 42%, double the risk that has been identified in prior studies, a press release stated. For those who reach 75 years of age, the lifetime risk exceeds 50%, the study found.
Women face a 48% average risk and men have a 35% risk, with the discrepancy attributed to women living longer than men. The study, which was published in the journal Nature Medicine on Jan. 13, analyzed data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Neurocognitive Study , which has tracked the cognitive and vascular health of nearly 16,000 adults since 1987.
Our study results forecast a dramatic rise in the burden from dementia in the United States over the coming decades, with one in two Americans expected to experience cognitive difficulties after age 55,' said study senior investigator and epidemiologist Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, who serves as the founding director of the Optimal Aging Institute at NYU Langone, in the release.
What needs to change? Professor Adrian Owen, PhD, neuroscientist and chief scientific officer at Creyos, a Canada-based company that specializes in cognitive assessment and brain health, referred to the increase in dementia cases as a 'tidal wave.' 'This new study’s anticipated surge in dementia cases underscores the urgent need for early and accurate detection,' he told Fox News Digital.
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