Clues to higher incidence of dementia in women may lie in menopause
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Clues to higher incidence of dementia in women may lie in menopause

New Canadian research suggests menopause-related brain changes may help explain why women are diagnosed with dementia far more often than men.

Women are disproportionately prone to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are studying the connection with midlife changes

The Long Sip
What happened

Canadian scientists have published new research linking menopause-related biological changes in the brain to a higher risk of cognitive decline later in life.

The detail

Women made up an estimated 62 per cent of people living with dementia in Canada in 2020, and researchers say longer lifespan alone does not explain the gap.

What it means

Researchers hope the findings will eventually point to behaviours or interventions that can support women during and after menopause to reduce dementia risk.

For you

Researchers say menopause puts some women on a different brain-health trajectory, so talking to your GP about vascular health and memory in midlife may be worth doing now.

Full story at The Globe and Mail

What readers are saying

keithk
The UK Biobank data confirming the same shift in over 2,800 women makes the Sunnybrook inflammation findings much harder to ignore. It suggests the biological transition itself is the trigger point researchers need to map out.
FitnessCoachKarla
Focusing on midlife vascular health is a massive win for prevention. 💪
MidlifeMakeoverJulie
Does the study look at how specific HRT treatments might influence these inflammation levels in the blood?
YogaTeacherEm
It is interesting that longevity alone doesn't explain why women are diagnosed so much more often. ✨
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