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The Age You Reach Menopause May Be Linked to Your Future Brain Health, 18-Year Study Finds


Going through menopause brings with it major shifts in biology for women, and experts have long wondered whether this could be part of the reason that Alzheimer's disease is notably more common in women than in men.

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