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Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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More than 150,000 Americans killed by cardiovascular disease are younger than the age of 65 years.
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Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.