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The secret to being a “SuperAger,” with Emily Rogalski, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Is There a Genetic Component in Super Agers?

i have an aunt who's 90, and i think she'd qualify as a super ager. But her brother, who is two or three years younger, has experienced severe memory loss. And i know this is just one isolated example, but is there a genetic component? Are you looking at siblings? Do do you see in families that if one person's a super agers, that you'll see other super agers in the same family? Genetic is another component that is of interest to us in the super agers.

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