Women’s midlife stress could trigger later dementia

Going through divorce, losing a partner or work problems could lead to middle-aged women developing dementia in later life, a new study suggests.

Coping with a lot of stress in middle age may heighten the risk of developing the condition.

Common stressful life events may have “severe and longstanding physiological and psychological consequences” in the brain. The research, published in the online journal BMJ Open, gathered data from a long-term study of 800 Swedish women.