The Incidence Of Dementia On The Rise – Will The Preferred Treatment Be ‘Brain Training’?

Last year we published the results of several new studies on the prevalence (and costs) of dementia that really caught my attention. New stats show that about six million Americans currently have dementia (about 2.4% of the adult population) – with the National Institutes of Health forecasting that by 2060, these numbers will more than double to 15 million Americans (see Forecasting The Prevalence of Preclinical & Clinical Alzheimer's Disease In the United States). Obviously, this increase will affect costs. The worldwide costs of dementia increased by 35% in just five years, from $604 billion in 2010 to $818 . . .