Mind versus body: Perceived stress and biological stress are independently related to cognitive decline

C De Looze, C McCrory, A O'Halloran… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic stress may increase risk of age-related cognitive decline.'Stress', however, is a
multidimensional construct and few studies have investigated the inter-relationship of …

Change in perceived stress and 2‐year change in cognitive function among older adults: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

J Feeney, M O'Sullivan, RA Kenny… - Stress and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Prolonged or severe stress can adversely affect older adults' cognitive function, but
population‐based studies investigating this relationship over time are rare. Previous studies …

Cumulative stress exposure and cognitive function among older adults: The moderating role of a healthy lifestyle

D D'Amico, U Alter, AJ Fiocco - The Journals of Gerontology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Although chronic stress is a risk factor for poor age-related cognitive health, there
is limited research that has examined how cumulative stress across the lifespan affects …

Cognitive ability and decline after early life stress exposure

AK Pesonen, JG Eriksson, K Heinonen, E Kajantie… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
We examined the effects of early life stress on cognitive ability and decline among men of
the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study, 10% of whom were separated temporarily (mean age at …

The impact of psychological stress and trauma on later-life cognitive function and dementia

D Nilaweera, R Freak-Poli, J Ryan - Journal of Gerontology and …, 2019 - repub.eur.nl
Dementia is an increasing global issue, currently affecting an estimated 50 million people
worldwide. This number is predicted to increase to 82 million by the year 2030, due to the …

Stress appraisals and cellular aging: A key role for anticipatory threat in the relationship between psychological stress and telomere length

A O'Donovan, AJ Tomiyama, J Lin, E Puterman… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Chronic psychological stress is a risk factor for multiple diseases of aging. Accelerated
cellular aging as indexed by short telomere length has emerged as a potential common …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the relationship between perceived stress and cognitive trajectories

EW Paolillo, M You, E Gontrum, R Saloner… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Chronic stress adversely affects cognition, in part due to stress-induced
inflammation. Rodent models suggest females are more resilient against stress-related …

Midlife perceived stress is associated with cognitive decline across three decades

DS Christensen, E Garde, HR Siebner, EL Mortensen - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Research indicates detrimental effects of stress on brain health and cognitive
functioning, but population-based studies using comprehensive measures of cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] A life course approach to understanding stress exposures and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults

R Chen, DR Williams, K Nishimi, N Slopen… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have evaluated the stress-cognition association, but few have
captured the cumulative nature of stress or distinguished the influences of stressors …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of stress across the lifespan on the brain, cognition and mental health: A UK biobank study

E McManus, H Haroon, NW Duncan, R Elliott… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Repeated overstimulation of the stress response system, caused by exposure to prolonged
highly stressful experiences, is thought to affect brain structure, cognitive ability, and mental …