Motherhood and a later menopause may cut the risk of women developing dementia, study claims - Daily Mail

Researchers looked at around 273,000 women and 229,000 men aged 40 to 69, from the UK, who were followed up for almost 12 years on average to see if they developed dementia.

Motherhood and a later menopause could reduce the risk of women developing dementia. A woman with no children is 18 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than a mother-of-two, a study o… [+5589 chars]

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