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 E-Mail (Boston) If you come from a family where people routinely live well into old age, you will likely have better cognitive function (the ability to clearly think, learn and remember) than peers from families where people die younger. Researchers affiliated with the Long Life Family Study (LLFS) recently broadened that finding in a paper published in Gerontology, suggesting that people who belong to long-lived families also show slower cognitive decline over time. The Long Life Family Study has enrolled over 5,000 participants from almost 600 families and has been following them for the past 15 years. The study is unique in that it enrolls individuals belonging to families with clusters of long-lived relatives. Since 2006, the LLFS has recruited participants belonging to two groups: the long-lived siblings (also called the proband generation) and their children. Since they share lifestyle and environmental factors, the spouses of these two groups have also been enrolled in

United statesBoston universityNicole schupfStacy andersenPaola sebastianiAndrea rossoStephanie cosentinoInstitute for clinical researchInternational neuropsychological society annual meetingDepartment of neurologyBoston university school of medicineBoston university school of public healthColumbia universityHealth policy studies at tufts medical centerUniversity of pittsburgh department epidemiologyPaulette samowitz foundation