Secrets of Super-Agers: How Some Maintain Youthful Minds into Old Age
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Some individuals over 80, known as SuperAgers, maintain the memory abilities of much younger people due to slower brain shrinkage and other factors, as studied by Northwestern University researchers over the past 2.5 decades.
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- ‘SuperAgers’ over 80 share strong memory and social lifestyles, Northwestern study finds NBC News
- Superagers' brains offer clues to cognitive resilience, and possible treatments, researchers say statnews.com
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