CHICAGO, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. deaths from Alzheimer's disease rose by more than 50 percent from 1999 to 2014, and rates are expected to continue to rise, reflecting the nation's aging population and increasing life expectancy, American researchers said on Thursday. He was US president from 1981 to 1989 and retreated from public life after it was revealed he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. "Consuming a diet rich in 'brain-healthy foods' may help reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's," Tracy says. Mental well-being Studies suggest a correlation between depression and social isolation and a propensity for developing Alzheimer's, Schwartz says. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, a fatal brain disease that slowly robs its victims of the ability to think and care for themselves.
Rate of US Alzheimer's deaths jumped 55% in just 15 years
But most Alzheimer's deaths - 54 percent - still occur in a nursing home or long-term care facility. It also revealed an increasing number of Alzheimer's deaths occurring at home, rising from 14 percent to 25 percent. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain. However, Alzheimer's patients may have a decreased level of consciousness alerting them to do this. As Alzheimer's patients lose their ability to move freely, they often become bedbound.
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