Are men or women more likely to have memory problems in very old age?

According to a study published in the July 2, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, while men don’t typically live as long as women, those who do make it to age 90 appear to be much less likely to have dementia and also have a shorter survival time when they do have dementia.

Research shows that dementia risk for both men and women increases from age 65 to 85, but this most recent study is one of few that looks at people over age 90.