US EditionHigher optimism linked to lower dementia risk
The effect held across 9,071 older adults and remained strong after researchers adjusted for depression and major health conditions.
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If you look positively at the world, you obviously also protect your mental health in old age. This suggests a new long-term study. The researchers also stress that optimism can be actively trained.
A study by Harvard University links positive attitude to the future with greater resistance to cognitive impairment. Research, which followed more than 9,000 adults for 14 years, suggests that optimism is not just a personality trait, but a biological asset that protects the brain. Read
Something as everyday as being an optimistic person could mean something much more positive than what it already implies to have this attitude to life. And that is, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society by the American Society of Geriatrics (AGS), provides evidence between the relationship of this trait with a lower risk of dementia. The paper, entitled "The Bright Side of Life: Optimism and Risk of Dementia", analy…
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