Group estimates 7.2M US residents have Alzheimer's disease: Cases rise as Alzheimer's research funds are halted

Group estimates 7.2M US residents have Alzheimer's disease: Cases rise as Alzheimer's research funds are halted  
MedPageToday; by Judy George; 4/29/25 
The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 7.2 million people in the US age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's disease, and 74% of those people are 75 or older. ... While prevalence studies of dementia in young people are limited, researchers estimated that approximately 110 of every 100,000 people ages 30 to 64 -- or about 200,000 Americans in total -- have young-onset dementia, the Alzheimer's Association said. ... Ninety-one percent of survey respondents said they would want to take a simple biomarker test for Alzheimer's before any symptoms appear, 92% said they would take medication to slow Alzheimer's progression, 94% would be interested in options to alleviate symptoms, and 90% would be interested in support for lifestyle changes.