Stressful events in middle age could increase risk of Alzheimer's - study

Stressful events in middle age could increase risk of Alzheimer's - study Stressful life events in middle age could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's, according to a study. Researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) assessed 1,290 volunteers who were all cognitively unimpaired at the time of the study but had a direct family history of Alzheimer's. Participants were interviewed by doctors about the number of stressful life events they had experienced, such as the death of …