Higher dementia risk seen in women with common health issue
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An estimated 80% of women experience some type of menopause symptoms — and the worse they are, the greater the chances of developing dementia later in life.
The researchers analyzed the data of 896 postmenopausal women who participated in the Canadian Platform for Research Online to Investigate Health, Quality of Life, Cognition, Behaviour, Function, and Caregiving in Aging (CAN-PROTECT) study. "These novel findings highlight the need to consider not only cognitive changes, but also mood, social interaction and personality changes." "Brain scans of women in menopause reveal real structural and metabolic changes, and this study reinforces that we can’t just brush these symptoms off as 'normal aging.'" Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The women reported their perimenopausal symptoms to researchers. Their cognitive function was measured using the Everyday Cognition (ECog-II) Scale and the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C), with higher scores indicating greater severity.
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