Shots - Health Blog Wed January 25, 2012 With Age, Men May Lose
Thinking Ability Faster Than Women Men are more apt than women
to lose thinking ability as they age, according to new research.
And that mild cognitive impairment often leads to dementia. But
people can reduce their risk of mild cognitive impairment by
staying healthy and educated, according to Rosebud Roberts, a
professor of epidemiology at the Mayo Clinic who led the study.
"There is a lot that people can do," she told Shots. Lower
levels of education is one risk factor for mild cognitive
impairment. Obesity, diabetes and hypertension are others. Other
studies have found that older people who challenge themselves
mentally tend to do better. The studied followed 1,450 people
between the ages of 70 and 89 in Olmsted County, Minn., who were
free of dementia in 2004. They went through testing every 15
months. After three years, 296 people had developed mild
cognitive impairment. The study was published in the journal
Neurology. Men were more likely