Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the disease more than doubling over the past two decades. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Overall, age-adjusted death rates for dementia increased from 30.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 66.7 in 2017. In sheer numbers, dementia was noted as the primary cause for…