Alzheimer’s Risk Lower for the Conscientious - WSJ

People who are more conscientious are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s, according to a study published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

A high conscientiousness score — which the authors describe as reflecting a “tendency to control impulses and be goal directed” — was associated with an 89% reduction in the risk of disease compared with a low score, even after accounting for age, sex and education....