Birth rates have declined in the United States for a number of reasons: the high cost of raising children, delayed marriage and child-bearing, housing affordability costs and changing societal norms.
The lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 is about 42% - more than double the risk reported by earlier studies, and one that puts greater urgency on the need to mitigate addressable health problems, ...
A new study shows that the risk of developing dementia anytime after age 55 among Americans is 42%, more than double the risk reported by older studies.