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Being Optimistic Could Prevent Dementia!

Independent

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Managing your emotions better could help to slow the ageing process, according to a new study. Negative emotions, anxiety and depression are thought to promote the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. Scientists say that is because prolonged negative emotions can modify the brain. Older adults are affected excessively by negative emotions and these effects continue over a long period of time. Two brain regions, the posterior cingulate cortex and the amygdala, are particularly impacted.

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