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The Age Menopause Happens May Be Linked to How the Brain Ages, a New Study Finds

For most women, menopause is understood as a chapter, a period of changing hormones, disrupted sleep, and adjustments that eventually become part of personal history. New research suggests that when this transition happens, it may leave a longer-lasting mark on the brain than scientists have measured before.

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For most women, menopause is understood as a chapter, a period of changing hormones, disrupted sleep, and adjustments that eventually become part of personal history.

New research suggests that when this transition happens, it may leave a longer-lasting mark on the brain than scientists have measured before.

Researchers also examined repeated brain scans in a subset of participants.

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For most women, menopause is understood as a chapter, a period of changing hormones, disrupted sleep, and adjustments that eventually become part of personal history. New research suggests that when this transition happens, it may leave a longer-lasting mark on the brain than scientists have measured before. Researchers also examined repeated brain scans in a subset of participants.

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  • The researchers emphasize that menopause is not being identified as a cause of dementia.
  • 25 in JAMA Network Open, the study followed 2,603 older women for as long as 18 years and found that those who experienced menopause earlier showed faster declines in global thinking and memory later in...

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