In a May 2024 study by the Karolinska Institutet it was found,

  • “These results might have clinical implications as an expanding body of research suggests that mindfulness exercises and meditation may reduce cortisol levels and improve cognition,”

  • “Different stress management strategies could be a good complement to existing lifestyle interventions in Alzheimer’s prevention.”

  • “We will continue to study the association between stress and sleeping disorders and how it affects the cognitive reserve in memory clinic patients,”

Reference

“Cognitive reserve, cortisol, and Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers: a memory clinic study”, Manasa Shanta Yerramalla, Alexander Darin-Mattsson, Chinedu T Udeh-Momoh, Jasper Holleman, Ingemar Kåreholt, Malin Aspö, Göran Hagman, Miia Kivipelto, Alina Solomon, Anna Marseglia, Shireen Sindi, Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, online 4 June 2024, doi: 10.1002/alz.13866.