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Depression may double Alzheimer's risk

(HealthDay News) UPDATED 2008-04-08

People who suffer from depression may be more than twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers collected data on 486 seniors who did not have dementia. During the six-year follow up, 33 percent of those patients developed Alzheimer's disease. The scientists found that the people who had suffered at least one bout of depression were 2.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than people who had not suffered depression. Experts say the link between the two is still unclear. Read full story >

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