A recent survey from the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement at the Cleveland Clinic found that about 82 percent of women were not aware of their elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Nearly three-quarters of the women surveyed have not talked about or consulted their doctor regarding their brain health.
According to the Alzheimer's Association, a woman's estimated lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer's at age 65 is 1 in 5. In the United States, there are more than 6 million people aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s, and nearly 4 million of them are women.
Further, women in their 60s are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer's during the rest of their lives in comparison to their risk of developing breast cancer, which is high in itself.
A recent study has attempted to figure out why women are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease than men. Read on to find out.
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