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=== Nun study and Alzheimer's disease ===
=== Nun study and Alzheimer's disease ===
The ''New York Times'' reported on the famous Nun Study relating to Alzheimer's disease:
The ''New York Times'' reported on the famous Nun Study relating to Alzheimer's disease: "Overall, Dr. Snowdon says, the nuns live significantly longer than other women. Of the 678 in the study, 295 are alive and are all 85 or older. In the Mankato convent alone, there have been seven centenarians, many free of dementia."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/us/nuns-offer-clues-to-alzheimer-s-and-aging.html Nuns Offer Clues to Alzheimer's and Aging], Nuns Offer Clues to Alzheimer's and Aging], By PAM BELLUCKMAY 7, 2001</ref>}}
The abstract for the 2003 journal article ''Healthy aging and dementia: findings from the Nun Study'' published in the ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' states:
The abstract for the 2003 journal article ''Healthy aging and dementia: findings from the Nun Study'' published in the ''Annals of Internal Medicine'' states: