Yale Study Finds Nearly 50% of Adults 65+ Improve With Age as Ottawa Life Expectancy Rises 1.5 Years
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Updated · WHTC · Jun 29
Yale Study Finds Nearly 50% of Adults 65+ Improve With Age as Ottawa Life Expectancy Rises 1.5 Years
1 articles · Updated · WHTC · Jun 29
Summary
Nearly half of adults 65 and older showed gains in cognitive function, physical function or both as they aged, according to a new Yale study.
11,000 participants in the federally funded Health and Retirement Study were analyzed, and the lead author said later-life improvement is not rare but common.
Mark DeWitt of Holland-based Evergreen Commons said the findings match what he has seen, calling the pattern generational rather than surprising.
Ottawa County data reinforced that view: life expectancy rose 1.5 years from 2014 to 2024 despite the disruption of the 2020 coronavirus outbreak.