MedPage Today (4/29, George) reports that new data from the Alzheimer’s Association show that “an estimated 7.2 million Americans ages 65 and older now have Alzheimer’s dementia, up from 6.9 million last year.” About 74% of that group are 75 and older. According to the association, “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 survey, “based on a sample from the NORC AmeriSpeak Panel at the University of Chicago, showed that 83% of respondents had some level of worry about developing Alzheimer’s disease, with 12% expressing a lot of worry.” (SOURCE: APA Headlines, April 30, 2025)