Self-Reported Cognitive Disability Nearly Doubles in Young U.S. Adults
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Discovery of the day · Neurology
Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024
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Medicine · Neurology
Discovery of the day
A large-scale analysis of U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data reveals that self-reported cognitive disability—defined as serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions—has nearly doubled among adults aged 18–39, rising from 5.1% in 2013 to 9.8% in 2024. The researchers demonstrated that this 93% increase persisted even after excluding respondents with depression or frequent poor mental health days, and that it occurred despite concurrent improvements in employment, health insurance coverage, and cardiometabolic risk factors such as smoking and physical inactivity. For a neuroscientist focused on understanding brain mechanisms and improving human well-being, these findings highlight a growing and poorly understood burden of perceived cognitive difficulty in younger populations that demands mechanistic investigation and the development of novel intervention strategies.
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