Ageism: Older Bodies Can Still House Strong Minds
We read the statistics and yes, they are frightening. Half of us will likely develop dementia by age 85. Yet, that still leaves half of us who won’t. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the estimated lifetime risk for Alzheimer's, specifically at age 65, was one in six (17 percent) for women and one in 11 (9 percent) for men. That is bad, however, that still leaves a lot of elders with brains that are fairly well intact.
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Source: Minding Our Elders - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
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