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Optimism: an unexpected protective factor against dementia
15 avril 2026
By Elodie Vaz | Published on April 15, 2026 | 3 min readDementia encompasses a range of progressive cognitive disorders affecting memory, reasoning, and independence. It represents a major public health challenge in the context of global population aging. While biological and environmental risk factors such as age, comorbidities, and level of education are well documented, the influence of psychos
By Elodie Vaz | Published on April 15, 2026 | 3 min read
Dementia encompasses a range of progressive cognitive disorders affecting memory, reasoning, and independence. It represents a major public health challenge in the context of global population aging.
While biological and environmental risk factors such as age, comorbidities, and level of education are well documented, the influence of psychosocial determinants—such as personality traits—remains only partially explored. In this context, a recent study published on April 8 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examines an unexpected factor: optimism.
Dementia encompasses a range of progressive cognitive disorders affecting memory, reasoning, and independence. It represents a major public health challenge in the context of global population aging.
While biological and environmental risk factors such as age, comorbidities, and level of education are well documented, the influence of psychosocial determinants—such as personality traits—remains only partially explored. In this context, a recent study published on April 8 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examines an unexpected factor: optimism.
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