Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer’s
Posted by on March 22, 2010
Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer’s
A new study has shown that older adults who derive meaning from life’s experiences and possess a sense of intentionality and goal directedness face a substantially reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease and a less rapid rate of cognitive decline in older age. The study included more than 900 people over a four-year period. To read an abstract of this research in the March issue of the journal, Archives of General Psychiatry, click here.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100303/hl_hsn/apurposefullifemaystaveoffalzheimers
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