Saturday, August 8, 2009

Socio-economic status plays no major role in cognitive decline in elderly

Washington, August 8 (ANI): A new piece of research has found no link between cognitive decline and socio-economic status in people aged 70 and older. However, the study, led by researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), has shown that seniors who have never been married, and widowers, seem to perform more poorly as they age,.Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, the study of older Americans 70-plus years of age (mean age 75) found that rates of cognitive decli Read more ...