Now More Of Us Can Count On More Time Dodging The Dementia Bullet
(WorldNews Health)

You´ve turned 65 and exited middle age. What are the chances you´ll develop cognitive impairment or dementia in the years ahead? New research about `cognitive life expectancy` - how long older adults live with good versus declining brain health - shows that after age 65 men and women spend more than a dozen years in good cognitive health, on average. And, over the past decade, that time span has been expanding. By contrast, cognitive challenges arise in a more compressed time frame in later life, with mild cognitive impairment (problems with memory, decision-making or thinking skills) lasting about four years, on average, and dementia (Alzheimer´s disease or other related conditions)...