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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

Living longer can mean more dementia but there are ways to reduce the risk

Dementia Risk - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday.

That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: After age 55, people have up to a 4 in 10 chance of eventually developing dementia -- if they live long enough.

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