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,