Mid-life stress 'precedes dementia'

[Northerner]

Mid-life stress may increase a woman's risk of developing dementia, according to researchers.

In a study of 800 Swedish women, those who had to cope with events such as divorce or bereavement were more likely to get Alzheimer's decades later.

The more stressful events there were, the higher the dementia risk became, BMJ Open reports.

The study authors say stress hormones may be to blame, triggering harmful alterations in the brain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24332082

In the study, the women underwent a battery of tests and examinations

Sounds stressful! 😱

 

[trophywench]

Thanks Alan.

says she who suffered mega-stress between approx. 2006 to 2009 aged late 50's ....... whose mother had senile dementia ......