Cynical? You may be hurting your brain health

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-05/aaon-cym052014.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 28-May-2014
Contact: Rachel Seroka
American Academy of Neurology
Cynical? You may be hurting your brain health

MINNEAPOLIS – People with high levels of cynical distrust may be more likely to develop dementia, according to a study published in the May 28, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Cynical distrust, which is defined as the belief that others are mainly motivated by selfish concerns, has been associated with other health problems, such as heart disease. This is the first study to look at the relationship between cynicism and dementia.

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