Scientists Probing U.K. Dementia Levels Get Pleasant Surprise
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Science lately is painting a surprisingly rosy picture of old age.
The prevalence of dementia has declined in the U.K. in the past 20 years, confounding researchers’ expectations, according to a study published in The Lancet today. A week ago, Danish scientists said they’d found people surviving past the age of 90 were mentally sharper than a decade ago.