Moody, jealous women likely to develop Alzheimer’s, study finds

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Women who are anxious, jealous or moody and distressed in middle age are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life, according to a new study.

The study, published online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, followed 800 women with an average age of 46 for 38 years. During the study period, 19 percent developed dementia.