A new report in the Journal Neurology finds older adults who were active, self assured and outgoing were 50 percent less likely to develop dementia than those who did not display those qualities.
Researchers suggest emotional distress and chronic upset can lead to increased stress hormones, which are bad for the brain's memory centers.
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