Study: Cognitive Impairment Worsens Faster in Women

A new study out of Duke University found that women with mild cognitive impairment that can lead to Alzheimer's tend to deteriorate faster than their male counterparts.

The researchers studied 400 men and women in their mid-70s with mild cognitive impairment and followed up with them over the course of eight years. They administered a test called the Mini-Mental State Examination and determined that thinking and memory deteriorated twice as fast in women as in men.

The researchers stressed that their findings demonstrate the importance of making gender-specific Alzheimer's research a priority.

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