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Can you live to 100 without dementia? The secrets of 'super-agers'

According to the New England Centenarian Study, approximately 15% of centenarians are classified as 'escapers,' meaning they reach age 100 with no clinically demonstrable disease, including dementia. Research into this group of "super-agers" shows that it is indeed possible to live to 100 without cognitive impairment, challenging the long-held myth that severe mental decline is an inevitable part of extreme old age.