The following article found as a blog called "Dating Dementia" goes over what is expected of the disease in the coming years! My initial reaction being what the hell!
"It’s worse than we thought. Without a cure or an effective way of slowing the
progression of Alzheimer’s disease, our nation will face staggering consequences,
according to a widely-circulated study published recently by the Rush Institute for
Healthy Aging.
The study followed 10,802 seniors, aged 65 or older, from 1993 to 2011. Every three
years the participants were assessed for signs of dementia, and over 400 of the seniors
developed Alzheimer’s disease during the study. As a result of the landmark study, and
taking into account the aging baby boomer population that will probably outlive
previous generations, there are some new and disturbing Alzheimer’s statistics.
The most important figure from the study is the estimation that the number of people
living with dementia in the U.S. could reach 13.8 million by the year 2050. That figure
is triple the number of affected in 2010, which was 4.7 million."
living with dementia in the U.S. could reach 13.8 million by the year 2050. That figure
is triple the number of affected in 2010, which was 4.7 million."
If the disease is expected to become this bad then what the hell are we doing! Why is it that researchers and scientists have yet to find out what causes the disease? Why is it that there has been nothing formulated to stop the development of the disease?
Full article:
http://www.datingdementia.com/2013/03/18/what-the-alzheimers-numbers-really-mean/?goback=%2Egde_2230667_member_224011871
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