Staying sharp: New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-06/aaon-ssn060209.php

Public release date: 8-Jun-2009
Contact: Rachel Seroka
American Academy of Neurology

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s, according to research published in the June 9, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.