Cases of dementia in the U.S. are expected to steadily rise in the coming years, hitting 1 million annual cases by 2060. Americans have a 42% risk of developing the cognitive disorder after age 55, according to the study published in Nature. Women also face an increased risk of developing dementia because they live longer.

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.

A study published in Nature Medicine found that dementia cases in the United States are projected to nearly double by 2060. The risk of developing dementia, a condition that causes loss of concentration,

As America ages, the number of people diagnosed with dementia is expected to double every year, reaching more than 1 million diagnoses a year by 2060. That translates to about 42% of those over age 55,

KTVU's Alex Savidge and Greg Lee sit down with Dr. Han Lee, Neurologist at Kaiser Permanente to talk about the latest findings on dementia and the increasing risk of developing the disease.