Brain function - A new way to measure the burden of aging across nations

Monday, December 19, 2011 - 16:20 in Health & Medicine

Cognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging on an economy than age-distribution, with chronological age imposing less of a social and economic burden if the population is "functionally" younger, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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