Study finds dementia rates declining
A new study found that the number of older Americans developing dementia is on the decline, the New York Times reports.
The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, showed that when people develop dementia, they are getting it at older ages than generations before them.
Other results showed that the dementia rate in people 65 and older fell by 24 percent over 12 years, from 11.6 percent in 2000 to 8.8 percent in 2012. The results are good news for the medical industry since dementia remains the most expensive condition to treat.
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