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As the United States population ages, researchers estimate that the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease will come close to quadrupling over the next 50 years, when 1 in 45 may be living with the disease.
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Brookmeyer, Ronald, Sarah M. Gray, and Claudia H. Kawas. "Projections of Alzheimer's Disease in the United States and the Public Health Impact of Delaying Disease Onset". American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 88, No. 9, pp. 1337-42. [ Permalink ]