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 Depression May Raise Risk of DementiaThe results of a new study suggest that having two or more episodes of depression could as much as double the risk of developing dementia later in life. While the link does not prove causation, researchers say that several factors related to depression could play a role in the development of dementia. For example, when a person is depressed, brain tissue may become inflamed and certain proteins in the brain may increase in ways that could potentially increase the risk of developing dementia. More...
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What I dislike most about this article is the number of times the word "could" is used. "Could" is not science. Instead the article impresses a link which may or may not exist. However, reader's are left with the impression that the link exists.
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Study 1:
Specifically, 22% of those who had depression went on to develop dementia compared to 17% of those who did not have depression.
That's not much of a difference.
Study 2:
Having two or more episodes of depression nearly doubled the risk of dementia.
So how high would that risk actually be, absolutely instead of relatively? Why don't they just link to the damn studies so we don't have to go on sensational sentences.
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Real science tends to be tedious, tedium is a destroyer of ratings.
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So pretty much, I'm doomed to be demented. Charming.
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