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Who gets to age well

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  1. Aging in three African countries: 36% of adults over 40 had two or more chronic diseases

    A study of 5296 adults aged 40 and older in The Gambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, published Oct. 26, 2026, in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, found that 36% had multimorbidity, ranging from 6.6% in rural Gambia to 62.0% in urban…

  2. For healthy aging, exercise plus an active social life added years free of memory problems

    A study of four aging cohorts across Asia, North America and Europe, published in October 2026 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, estimated 24.7 years free of cognitive impairment from age 50 for people high in both exercise and social-mental engagement vs.…

  3. Less education and wealth meant more biological wear and tear with aging

    In a study of 12,135 older adults in England published Oct. 29, 2026, in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, lower education and lower wealth were linked to higher allostatic load, a measure of biological wear and tear, over up to 15…

  4. With aging, memory problems plus frailty were tied to heart, kidney and metabolic disease

    In a Chinese cohort published Oct. 30, 2026, in Ageing Research Reviews, middle-aged and older adults with cognitive frailty had a 2.74 hazard ratio for developing combined heart, kidney and metabolic disease. Improving to robust health was linked to a…