Updates in Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Between 2000 and 2050, the United Nations predicts that the number of individuals living with dementia in developed nations will rise from 13.5 million to 36.7 million. In the United States, there are around 4 million people living with dementia. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 50% to 70% of all cases and over 100,000 deaths each year. Alzheimer's disease prevalence and incidence rise with age, seemingly doubling every 5 years after the age of 60 and due of the significant link between age and Alzheimer's disease, researchers believe that biological processes linked with ageing may play a role in the disease's development, but that genetic, psychological, and environmental risk factors modify the disease's age-specific rates.