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Women Experience Faster Cognitive Decline with Age- Michigan Health News

A new analysis finds higher baseline cognition scores for aging women, but a more rapid drop once cognitive decline begins. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(2):e210169. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0169 Deborah A. Levine, MD, MPH1,2,3; Alden L. Gross, PhD4; Emily M. Briceño, PhD1,3,5; et al Women may start middle age with stronger brain function than men, but as they get older, women’s cognition declines faster. That’s according to…