Tohoku University Apr 16 2025 A team of researchers from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science found that women who entered menopause before the age of 40 had worse cognitive outcomes than women who entered menopause after the age of 50. This finding may be useful for clinicians, when assessing their patient's risk of developing dementia. These findings were published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's