SENIOR citizens in the US are sharper than their British counterparts, according to a transatlantic study of how ageing affects memory.
at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and colleagues compared the results of a memory test taken by 8299 American and 5276 British over-65s. The Americans outscored the British on average by 1.4 points out of a maximum of 24, with the largest gap in those over 85, where average scores were 10.1 and 8.3, respectively (BMC Geriatrics, ). The test involved recalling a list of nouns and stating the current day and date.…
