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Aging children of long-lived parents experience slower cognitive decline.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association - 1 Oct 2014
Dutta Ambarish, Henley William, Robine Jean-Marie, Llewellyn David, Langa Kenneth M, Wallace Robert B, Melzer David
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BACKGROUND: Parental longevity confers lower risks for some age-related diseases in offspring. We tested the association between parental longevity and late-life cognitive decline or dementia. METHODS: Data were from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a US national sample. Biennial cognitive assessment (Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status-Modified [TICS-m]) occurred for ages 64 years or older in 1996...
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