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Aug 2026
Investigating the Causal Relationship between Neuroticism and Alzheimer's Disease Using Mendelian Randomization and the Mediating Role of Modifiable Risk Factors
Depression, hypertension, hypertension, and alcohol consumption were identified as significant mediators of the relationship between higher neuroticism and increased AD risk, suggesting that the neuroticism-AD relationship is unlikely to be causal.
N. Akbarian, M. Ebrahimi, F. D. Dos Santos et al.
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