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Mid-Life Stress Precedes Dementia in Women (BBC News / BMJ Open)

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent epidemiological study of 800 Swedish women has found that mid-life stress may increase women’s risk of developing dementia. Women who had to cope with stressful events, such as divorce or bereavement, were more likely to develop Alzheimer’s Disease decades later. … Continue reading →

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