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Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

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Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA),
a long-range examination of interrelations between multiple correlates of aging. Although men of varied backgrounds were selected for the original study (1955) in order to explore uncontrolled factors that might lead to new knowledge regarding aging, the BLSA now includes both men and women.


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Researchers involved with the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging found that while the capacity for aerobic exercise declines steadily as a person ages, an active lifestyle can slow the process.
and their col leagues evaluated the testosterone levels of 574 men, ages 32 to 87, who participated in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).
We can't make one sweeping generalization about what happens to our mental powers as we get older," says Alan Zonderman of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, which has been monitoring more than 1,200 people as they grow older.
 
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