Loss of cognitive function in old age, especially severe cognitiveloss due to Alzheimer's disease, is a serious public healthproblem that will only increase as the number of people in theoldest age groups increases in the United States and other developedcountries. Effective preventive measures are the key to copingwith this potentially overwhelming problem as it emerges andare even more important than is treatment of affected persons.Unfortunately, very few effective means of either preventionor treatment have been identified to date.
Studies that provide clues about prevention are therefore welcome.In this issue of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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From the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.
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