Dr Christa Dang | Investigating links between repetitive negative thinking and cognitive decline

Targeting our modifiable risk factors for dementia can prevent or delay up to 40 per cent of diagnosis. Scientists have proposed that decreasing a person’s lifetime prevalence of depression could be a pathway to reducing their risk of dementia.
Dr Dang, from The National Ageing Research Institute, is examining the connections between increased levels of repetitive negative thinking and cognitive decline. She is also hoping to determine if any blood biomarkers can help predict of someone will be diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease in the future.
This research is supported by:
The Co-Group Project Grant
Dementia Australia Research Foundation
National Ageing Research Institute
The University of Melbourne
Dr Dang would like to acknowledge:
The MiND Study research team and participants for their support.
We thank The Co-Group for its support.