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Higher dementia risk in women with prolonged fertility – Science Daily
Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were fertile for a shorter period, a population-based study.
Women with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were fertile for a shorter period, a population-based study from the University of Gothenburg shows.”Our results may explain why women have a higher risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than men after age 85, and provide further support for the hypothesis that estrogen affect the risk of dementia among women,” says Jenna Najar, a medical doctor and doctoral student at Sahl…
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