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Menopause may play a role in women’s higher dementia risk

News from Science says some researchers are beginning to see menopause as a brain “stress test” as sex hormones drop.

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Menopause puts the brain at risk. Researchers are starting to learn why

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Women are more likely than men to develop dementia, and their tendency to live longer is not the only possible reason, News from Science says. Menopause may be one factor: sex hormones drop and menstruation stops in midlife, a transition some researchers are coming to view as a stress test for the brain.

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