Memory Loss May Occur as Early as 40s
Jan-07-2012

Age-related memory loss is widely believed to begin around the age of 60, but new research suggests that memory and other mental declines may commonly occur decades earlier.
British civil service workers subjected to a battery of tests designed to assess brain functioning showed evidence of declines in memory, reasoning, and comprehension as early as age 45.
The study is among the first to attempt to track these cognitive skills among people in their 40s and 50s, and the findings could have important implications for the future research and treatment of age-related dementia, investigators say.
"The (mental) declines among people in their 40s and 50s were modest, but they were real," says lead author Archana Singh-Manoux, PhD, of France's Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health.

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