This just out from the National Institutes of Health.   

People who spend their years feeling worried, tense and angry may not like how things turn out. A researcher says that, the more people do that, the greater their risk of developing mild cognitive impairment.

Mild cognitive impairment – a little forgetting or a little less clear thinking – doesn’t sound that bad. But it can be a warning of approaching Alzheimer’s disease, which is why Robert Wilson of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center looked into it.

``What we found is that negative emotions are bad for your cognition and your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.’’

This doesn’t mean constant worry causes Alzheimer’s – just that there seems to be some connection. Wilson also says being happy doesn’t prevent it.

Stephen