Worried that living longer will mean living longer with mental and physical disabilities? Your worries may be over.Danish researchers report some encouraging news for aging populations around the world in the journal Lancet.Comparing two groups of nonagenarians, they found that those born more recently scored higher on cognitive function tests than those born earlier, providing hope that more elderly are able to not just live longer, but do so with more of their mental faculties intact. http://healthland.time.com/2013/07/11/todays-90-year-olds-are-mentally-sharper-than-their-predecessors/
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