Anxiety associated with faster Alzheimer’s disease onset

Anxiety associated with faster Alzheimer's disease onset
Brain MRI of a 72-year-old woman shows loss of volume of the hippocampus (arrows). The patient had all three characteristics, volume loss of the hippocampi, APOE4, and anxiety, found in the study to be associated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Credit: Radiological Society of North America

Anxiety is associated with an increased rate of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Alzheimer’s disease represents a major public health crisis worldwide. The number of deaths from the disease has more than…

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