White men experience biggest declines in mental processes after retirement

Black women showed the least slump, according to the study which tracked 2,226 participants over up to 10 years

19 July 2023 - 21:46 By Alex Tanzi

Post-retirement cognitive declines were almost three times more acute among white Americans compared with their black peers, and twice as large for men as for women...

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