United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060 – Anticipated Jump Especially Large for Women, Black People & Those Over Age 75

From the article

>A new study shows that the risk of developing [dementia](https://nyulangone.org/conditions/dementia) at any time after age 55 among Americans is 42 percent, more than double the risk reported by older studies.

>That dementia risk translates into an estimated half-million cases this year, rising to a million new cases a year by 2060, according to the new work. Dementia involves progressive declines in memory, concentration, and judgment. The increasing number of cases is directly tied to the aging of the U.S. population. Beyond aging, a high risk of dementia is linked to genetic factors, as well as high rates of [hypertension](https://nyulangone.org/conditions/high-blood-pressure) and [diabetes](https://nyulangone.org/conditions/type-2-diabetes), [obesity](https://nyulangone.org/conditions/obesity), unhealthy diets, lack of exercise, and poor mental health.

>The study authors attribute the previous underestimates of dementia risk to unreliable documentation of the illness in health records and on death certificates, minimal surveillance of early-stage cases of dementia, and the underreporting of cases among racial minority groups, which are disproportionately vulnerable.

>This large study is a collaboration funded by the National Institutes of Health to NYU Langone Health and includes authors from Johns Hopkins University and other U.S. institutions. 

We still don’t know how many people ingested tainted beef during the Mad Cow crisis… Prions are a ticking time bomb.

Imagine only being able to remember skibidi toilet when you’re old and have dementia.