Every 67 seconds, a person in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s disease.posted on Sept. 4, 2014, at 1:01 p.m.
4. Women in their sixties are about two times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime than they are to develop breast cancer.
5. Every 67 seconds, another person in the United States develops Alzheimer’s.
10. In 2031, when baby boomers reach the age 85, it is expected that more than 3 million people 85 and older will have Alzheimer’s.
13. And because of the physical and emotional burdens that caregivers experience, caregivers had $9.3 billion in additional health care costs of their own due to high levels of stress.
14. Unless a cure is found, Alzheimer’s disease isn't going away. It’s estimated by 2050, 16 million Americans will be living with Alzheimer’s disease.
15. And Alzheimer’s will take your loved ones away from you… and never give them back.
17. Since 1982, the Alzheimer’s Association has invested nearly $320 million toward science to help end this terrible disease. And someday, they hope to find a cure.
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