U.S DEMENTIA EPIDEMIC: 1 MILLION CASES ANNUALLY BY 2060?

🇺🇸U.S DEMENTIA EPIDEMIC: 1 MILLION CASES ANNUALLY BY 2060?

A new   have a look at  predicts that   almost  1 million Americans   should  broaden  dementia   every  yr  via way of means of  2060, up from 514,000   instances  yearly  in 2020.

Lifetime   threat  rises sharply with age,   attaining  42% after   fifty five  and 56% after 85. 


Higher risks (44-59%)   had been  visible  in Black adults, women,   and people  with the APOE e4 gene   related  to Alzheimer's.

Study   writer  Josef Coresh   referred to as  the findings "  better  than expected" after   reading  many years  of   fitness  records  from 15,043 participants.

Source: Nature Medicine

[attachment deleted by admin]