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Brain health: 鈥榃omen do have specific risks鈥�

Psychologist Kimberly Wilson says women鈥檚 brain health has been 鈥渓argely neglected鈥� by everybody in medical conversations.

Kimberly explains why women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression and have nearly twice the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Women鈥檚 immunological health and long-term stress are significant factors, but Kimberly says that losing the 鈥減rotective effect of oestrogen鈥� at menopause means we should be thinking about brain health 鈥渆arlier and more generally鈥�.

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