New research suggests that anxiety symptoms in late-middle-aged adults may be an indicator of the earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease.
The study, led by Monash University Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health researchers Stephanie Perin and Associate Professor Yen Ying Lim, examined the relationship between symptoms of depression and anxiety, and memory and thinking, in 2657 middle-aged adults.
Higher anxiety was found to be related to poorer attention and memory.
“The observation that anxiety symptoms are related to poorer memory, particularly in late-middle-aged adults, suggests that anxiety may also be an indicator of the…
