The menopause could make women more prone to Alzheimer’s disease than men, research suggests. Middle-aged women were found to have more early signs of the dementia than men during brain scans – possibly because the menopause reduces their oestrogen level. Researchers compared the women and men in four key areas of brain health to assess their risk of having Alzheimer’s biomarkers – and women scored worse in all of them. New research suggests that women are more prone to Alzheimer's than men due to the menopause reducing their levels of oestrogenScientists had thought more women got Alzheimer’s because they lived longer. The study involved 85 women and 36 men with an average age of 52 and no cognitive impairment.

Source: Daily Mail June 25, 2020 00:46 UTC