Rogalski explains the background and construction of one major study of super-agers.
Speaker:
Emily Rogalski, Ph.D., assistant research professor, Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Panel description:
Research is yielding important information on the oldest-of-the-old, or the “superagers,” those 85 and older. What can we learn from these findings that impact our understanding of health and well-being? Hear from researchers focusing on different areas: cognitive; environmental lifestyle; and genetics. Panelists will address what the study of the oldest-of-the old with healthy brains is revealing about Alzheimer’s disease; how lifestyle changes negatively/positively affect the aging process; and the impact of genetics on quality of life as we age.
