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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.
Brookmeyer R, Gray S, Kawas C. Projections of Alzheimer’s Disease in the United States and the Public Health Impact of Delaying Disease Onset. Am J Public Health. 1998; 88(9): 1337-42. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1509089/