This Powerful Feeling Cuts Dementia Risk One-Fifth (M)

Researchers looked at whether positive factors like optimism, good mood and sense of purpose in life were linked to reduced dementia risk.

Researchers looked at whether positive factors like optimism, good mood and sense of purpose in life were linked to reduced dementia risk.

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Author: Dr Jeremy Dean

Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology. He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004.