Nearly half of seniors improve with age — and researchers think they know why
Aging is often depicted as a steady decline, but new research suggests that many older adults actually improve over time.Using more than a decade of data from a large, representative study of older Americans, Yale University researchers found that nearly half of adults 65 and older showed improvement in cognitive function, physical function or both.The improvements were consistent across the study population, and were linked to the participants' mindset about […]
