Older studies estimated a lower risk of dementia. According to new research, the number of people living with the disease in the U.S. is expected to double by 2060.

New cases of dementia will double by 2060, when 1 million U.S. adults are projected to develop the memory-robbing condition each year, according to a new study.

The lifetime risk of dementia after age 55 is about 42% — more than double the risk reported by earlier studies, and one that puts greater urgency on the need to mitigate addressable health problems,

People in the United States are living longer and with that comes increased rates of dementia. Dr. Josef Coresh, with NYU Langone Health, found in his research that cognitive decline will double by 2060 and then impact about 1 million Americans a year.

Over 40% of people over the age of 55 in the U.S. are likely to develop dementia later in life, according to the new research published in the journal Nature.