Sometime studies have happy results. The New England Journal of Medicine reports results from a Framingham Heart Study that spans 40+ years with 5200 people over age 60. Dementia, which was expected to rise, is actually declining in the U.S.–a 24% decrease over the past ten years in 64 or older people. They note that heart-disease related dementia has shown the largest decline. That is leading them to the hypothesis that maybe better diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and stroke may be the reason for these promising results. They aren’t sure.
Anyway, it’s excellent news for our older citizens–and for us who love them.
Read more HERE.