Today, there are nearly 7 million people aged 65 and older in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s dementia, including 38,100 in West Virginia. The Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging West Virginians to think about their brain health and the benefits of building healthy brain habits during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month in June.
The lifetime risk for the disease at age 45 is 1 in 5 for women and 1 in 10 for men. The brain…