Two separate studies reveal the increasing risk of developing dementia and varying life expectancy associated with the condition, along with the need to provide more services, especially personalized diagnostic services.

New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden on the United States population will grow substantially over the next few decades.

The review of 261 studies, published in The British Medical Journal, also found that dementia shortened life expectancy by about two years for people diagnosed at 85 years of age, by three to four years at age 80,

A new study found that dementia cases in the United States are projected to double from more than 500,000 in 2020 to about 1 million by 2050.

Seniors' risk of dementia is more than double what was previously thought. The risk of developing dementia after age 55 is more than 42% among Americans, researchers reported in a study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

Dementia cases in the U.S. are expected to double by 2060, with an estimated one million people diagnosed per year, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins University and other institutions.

A new study found an increased risk of dementia in older Americans, with the risk among Black Americans even greater. NBC News' Anne Thompson reports on what doctors say can help lower the risk of dementia.

Dementia rates in the U.S. could double by 2060 to a million new cases per year, according to a study published on Monday. "Our study results forecast a dramatic rise in the burden from dementia in the United States over the coming decades,