Alzheimer's Risk in Menopausal Women

Menopause, for long has been known to cause neurological problems including depression, anxiety and insomnia. Menopause causes metabolic changes in the brain that may increase the risk of developing the neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's, a team from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Arizona Health Sciences has shown in the new study. The study also helps solve a mystery about why women are more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease than men.