Early menopause may foreshadow faster brain aging and earlier Alzheimer’s onset
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An observational study of 2,603 older women followed for up to 18 years finds that earlier menopause is linked to faster cognitive decline and earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis, with stronger effects after surgical menopause and evidence of greater white matter damage decades later; results suggest longer lifetime exposure to reproductive hormones may help protect brain health, but causality cannot be established.
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