Positive age beliefs protect against dementia even among elders with high-risk gene.

One of the strongest risk factors for dementia is the ε4 variant of the APOE gene. Yet, many who carry it never develop dementia. The current study examined for the first time whether positive age beliefs that are acquired from the culture may reduce the risk of developing dementia among older indiv...

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Main Authors: Becca R Levy, Martin D Slade, Robert H Pietrzak, Luigi Ferrucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5802444?pdf=render