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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson

Post-menopausal women at higher risk of dementia and stroke, study finds

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Women who have gone through menopause could have a higher risk of dementia, cognitive decline or of suffering a stroke than pre-menopausal women or men of the same age, a study has found.

The study, published on Wednesday in the American Academy of Neurology journal, found that post-menopausal women might have more of a brain biomarker called white matter hyperintensities.

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