(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that in older adults, a healthy lifestyle may provide a cognitive reserve to maintain cognitive abilities independently of common neuropathologies of dementia.
Authors: Klodian Dhana, M.D., Ph.D., of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, is the corresponding author.
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Healthy lifestyle and cognition in older adults with common neuropathologies of dementia
JAMA Neurology
2024-02-05
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