Stressful events such as the death of a parent, a divorce, or a severe illness experienced in childhood or midlife may make us more susceptible to developing Alzheimer’s later, a recent study has found.
Chronic stress affects the function and structure of the brain, and increasing evidence suggests it also plays a role in the development of Alzheimer’s. The March study examined the associations of accumulated “stressful life events” and their effects on different biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s—including gray matter volume and brain inflammation.
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
