We're all going to become demented...

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Mid-life stress 'increases dementia risk'
By John von Radowitz, Press Association
Monday, 16 August 2010SHARE PRINTEMAILTEXT SIZE NORMALLARGEEXTRA LARGE

Mid-life stress can increase the risk of women developing Alzheimer's disease, a study has shown.

Women who reported repeated episodes of stress and anxiety in middle age were up to twice as likely to develop dementia than those who did not, a team of Swedish scientists found.

The majority of those affected were diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia.

Researchers followed the progress of 1,415 women between 1968 and 2000.

Three surveys in 1968, 1974 and 1980 were carried out to assess levels of psychological stress experienced by the women, who were aged between 38 and 60 at the start of the study.

Stress was defined as a "sense of irritation, tension, nervousness, anxiety, fear or sleeping problems" lasting a month or more.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/midlife-stress-increases-dementia-risk-2054147.html

[RandomThoughts]

1. Yea, possibly.

But will there be beer.

I don't have much stress, although understand the concept of everyone becoming crazy. And being sane in that situation, what would that mean?

[Crunchy Frog]

2. Well I'm toast then.

I guess that's one more thing for me to be anxious about.

[whistler162]

3. Become? Hmmmm okay we will go with that!

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