BBC News | Study suggests link between cynicism and dementia BBC News Dementia is a syndrome categorised by a decline in memory, thinking speed, mental agility, language, understanding and judgement. One in three people aged over 65 in Britain will develop dementia, according to the Alzheimer's Society in the UK. In 1998 ... Cynics are three times more prone to have Alzheimer's: Study Cynics 'more at risk of dementia' Being Too Cynical Increases Risk of Dementia: Study |