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Yale Study: Aging Can Boost Cognitive, Physical Function

3/5/2026

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A Yale University study finds that nearly half of adults aged 65 and older show measurable improvements in cognitive or physical function, challenging aging as decline.
Lead author Becca R. Levy analyzed over a decade of data from older Americans to link improvements to mindsets about aging.
Levy emphasizes that such progress is common and should be recognized in aging discussions.
The findings are published in the journal Geriatrics.

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A Yale University study finds that nearly half of adults aged 65 and older show measurable improvements in cognitive or physical function, challenging aging as decline.
Lead author Becca R. Levy analyzed over a decade of data from older Americans to link improvements to mindsets about aging.
Levy emphasizes that such progress is common and should be recognized in aging discussions.
The findings are published in the journal Geriatrics.