The Bad News for the Female Brain

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I recently read two articles in Health Day that
made me a little disheartened for my “vulnerable” female brain. They were both on
the same day, Tuesday in fact.

Men
Vs. Women’s Brain- A Race In the Decline In Mental Health

The first dreary headline was on cognitive
decline. Health Day reported, “Women with
mild thinking and memory problems — known as mild cognitive impairment —
deteriorate twice as fast mentally as men with the same condition, according to
new research.”

According to the same article, the researchers
offered several explanations:

1. The genetic predisposition to plaque in women
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