Human brains may be getting larger over time, a fact that could bode well for the future of dementia care. That’s according to a University of California, Davis study, published recently in JAMA Neurology. The study, which analyzed and compared MRIs of people born during the 1930s through the 1970s, found that people born in […]
A recent study has linked personality traits with overall dementia risk. The effort could help researchers more broadly understand whether certain kinds of people are more likely to develop the disease over time. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, the study found that conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect were associated with a lower risk […]
A recent article published in the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association could give insights into just how personality traits impact a person’s likelihood to be diagnosed with dementia. The research, conducted by the University of California Davis and Northwestern University, posits that people with personality traits including positive affect, extraversion and conscientiousness are less likely […]
