Dementia

Can certain personality traits affect our health? Swedish scientists claim that calm and outgoing people are at lower risk of developing dementia.

The study conducted by Dr Hui-Xin Wang, from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden revealed that some people are more inclined to have dementia. The study that lasted for 6 years included 506 participants who did not have dementia. At the end of the study researchers reported that 144 people developed dementia.

A new study found that middle-aged people who are single face the increased risk of developing dementia.

Swedish researchers point out that social interaction between partners could be a key to protecting the brain from the illness.

The study conducted at the Karolinska Institute involved 1,449 partnered and non-partnered people who were asked about their relationship status in midlife and then again after 21 years to find if they had developed dementia.