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Ridgewood NJ, the prevalence of dementia in the United States is set to rise dramatically in the coming decades. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine, the number of Americans diagnosed with dementia each year is projected to double, reaching approximately 1 million annual cases by 2060—a significant increase from around 500,000 in 2020.
The research highlights that two in five adults over the age of 55 will develop some form of dementia during their lifetime, underscoring a growing public health challenge tied to an aging population and lifestyle factors.
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