article_snippet: A study found that the more satisfied a person was with their love life in their 60s and 70s, the sharper their mind and the better their memory.
article_snippet: The finding follows a recent British study which revealed that age is no barrier to an active love life.
article_snippet: The link was particularly strong in women, the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reports.
article_snippet: Researchers said it is important not to assume that sex is just for the young.
article_snippet: Researchers wrote: ‘Many beliefs about sexual behaviour in older populations are based on personal and stereotyped views of ageing and sexuality.
article_snippet: ‘Older persons are generally expected to no longer be capable of or to be lacking interest in sex when, in reality, many elderly persons require sexuality to be important and wish to remain sexually active as many elderly persons age.
article_snippet: Age itself is no adequate predictor of sexuality; the reality of ageing is that most people continue to have sexual feelings of some sort.