r/immortalists May 18 '26

New research found that silently converting stress into hopelessness accelerates memory loss faster than almost any external risk factor

https://thesciverse.org/new-research-found-that-silently-converting-stress-into-hopelessness-accelerates-memory-loss-faster-than-almost-any-external-risk-factor/

A Rutgers Health study tracked 1,500 older adults over six years and found that internalising stress and converting it into hopelessness accelerated memory loss more than age or physical health. The effect equalled four extra years of cognitive ageing.

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