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"These interventions may postpone or even prevent an individual's cognitive decline." The study - published in Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders - followed 507
people for an average of 3.6 years enrolled in the Einstein Aging Study (EAS). Stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) to measure chronic stress perceived over the
previous month. In total 71 were diagnosed with aMCI during the study. The study found the greater the participants' stress level, the greater their risk for developing aMCI. The news
comes as it was revealed a daily tipple could provide protection for those in the early stages of the harrowing brain disease. A landmark experiment found those who drank the equivalent of
3-4.5 units a day were less likely to die than those who drank only occasionally or in excess. Modest intake - roughly a large glass of wine, two pints of beer or four whiskies - was
associated with a 77 per cent lower risk of death. The ground-breaking research is the latest to point to the healing powers of social drinking.