A recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia examined “the association between parental longevity and late-life cognitive decline or dementia.” The authors included participants from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and recruited a nationally representative sample of community-dwelling older adults, ages 64 or older. The study found that, “offspring age 64 and older with long-lived parents had a slower rate of cognitive decline and a reduced risk of physician-diagnosed memory disorder over 12 years.” The authors concluded that, “parental longevity may be a valuable trait for identifying early biomarkers for resistance to cognitive decline in aging.”
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