Brain Aging in the Oldest-Old

Brain Aging in the Oldest-Old

Nonagenarians and centenarians represent a quickly growing age group worldwide. In parallel, the prevalence of dementia increases substantially, but how to define dementia in this oldest-old age segment remains unclear. Although the idea that the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) decreases after age 90 has now been questioned, the oldest-old still represent a population relatively resistant to d...

Inner Strength among the Oldest Old a Good Aging

Successful aging and subjective well-being among oldest-old adults.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY This research integrates successful aging and developmental adaptation models to empirically define the direct and indirect effects of 2 distal (i.e., education and past life experiences) and 5 proximal influences (i.e., physical functioning, cognitive functioning, physical health impairment, social resources, and perceived economic status) on subjective well-being. The pro...

Successful Aging and Subjective Well-Being Among Oldest-Old Adults

1Center for Applied Health Research, Baylor Scott & White Health | School of Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station. 2Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Iowa State University, Ames. 3Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens. 4Georgia Centenarian Study group included Maurice MacDonald, S. Michal Jazwinski, Robert C. Green, Marla Gearing, W...

Dementia in the oldest old.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses some of the unique features of dementia in the oldest old, including some of the most common diagnostic challenges, and potential strategies to overcome them. RECENT FINDINGS Advances include new insight into the role of common risk factors and the effects of multiple underlying neuropathologic features for dementia in the oldest old. In addition, this...