Don?t worry: Neuroticism linked to Alzheimer?s risk in women

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Don?t worry: Neuroticism linked to Alzheimer?s risk in women

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Anxious, jealous, moody, distressed women are more likely to develop Alzheimer?s disease later in life than their calmer and less stressed-out counterparts, suggests a new study. Women who scored highest on a test for neuroticism in mid-life were twice as likely to go on to develop Alzheimer?s disease, compared to women with the lowest neuroticism scores, researchers found. ?All common disorders like Alzheimer?s disease or cardiovascular disease are multi-factorial and this is one of the factors,? said Dr. ...

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