A purposeless life may fall a prey to the Alzheimer's disease. The life without a goal is like a boat without an oar, which can render a person directionless.

Recent studies have shown that psychological factors are connected to getting affected with Alzheimer's disease, though its connection with having a purpose in life is yet to be explored.

Researchers conducted their study on 951 older people without dementia who took part in the Rush Memory and Aging Project. They were asked to answer a few questions like if they felt good of their past achievements, or do they look forward to a bright future ahead. These questions were framed to interrogate whether they have a direction in their life or not.

A follow- up service was conducted for about 4 years and it was found that about 16% of the older people developed the disease. It was also brought to notice that the people who have had an aim in their life were far less prone to getting afflicted with the disease s compared to those, who were leading an aimless life.

These findings reveal that if a person tends to remain more social and remains busy in any kind of physical activity keeping in mind the purpose of his or her life, then the possibility of attaining such a disease is very rare.