"Over the hill". "Past your prime". There are plenty of cliches about ageing being all downhill.
But a long-term Yale study suggests the opposite may be true.
Researchers tracked thousands of adults over 65 for more than a decade, and found nearly half showed improved memory, cognition and walking speed — especially those with a positive attitude towards getting older.
Could a good dose of optimism help us age well?
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- Dr Kate Gregorevic, geriatrician, internal medicine physician and author of Staying Alive: The Science of Living Healthier, Happier and Longer
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Researchers at Yale spent more than a decade tracking thousands of adults over 65, and found almost half actually improved in areas like memory, cognition and physical mobility.
Ageing, Ageing Population, Mental Wellbeing, Health