An Estimation of the Financial Cost of Dementia

Source https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2025/05/an-estimation-of-the-financial-cost-of-dementia/

Coping with the damage and dysfunction of aging imposes a staggering cost. The funds dedicated to aging research are tiny compared to the funds spent on coping with the consequences of aging, and it is still the case that little of the activity taking place in the field of aging research is focused on establishing ways to slow or reverse aging. When looking a the consequences of aging category by category, the costs remain huge. Here, for example, find an estimate of the yearly costs imposed by the various forms of dementia in the United States alone.

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