RealFeedApp Repetitive negative thinking increases risk for Alzheimer's disease
In a 3-year longitudinal study of 94 cognitively healthy adults, repetitive negative thinking correlated with increased global cortical amyloid. The IMAP/IMAP+ cohort found this cognitive-emotional process may be a modifiable risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.
- Field
- the brain and neuroscience
- What they did
- Researchers found that individuals with repetitive negative thinking showed an increase in amyloid levels in their brains over three years, while those without these symptoms showed no changes.
- Why it matters
- This helps understand how emotional processes can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and opens possibilities for future interventions aimed at reducing this risk.
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