A milder type of mental decline that often precedes Alzheimer’s disease is alarmingly more common than has been believed, and in men more than women, doctors reported Monday.
Nearly a million older Americans slide from normal memory into mild impairment each year, researchers estimate, based on a Mayo Clinic study of Minnesota residents.
That’s on top of the half million Americans who develop full-blown Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia – a problem sure to grow as baby boomers age. The oldest boomers turn 62 this year.
Source: American Psychoplogical Association
