Men's Brains Age Faster Than Women's, Study Finds

A new study found that men's brains age faster than women's.

Researchers looked at brain scans from over 4,700 healthy adults and found that men's brains showed more decline in areas like touch, memory, and movement.

This is interesting because women are almost twice as likely to get Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia.

Scientists thought this might be because women's brains age faster, but this study suggests that's not the case.

Instead, other factors like genes and hormones might play a bigger role.

For example, a gene called Kdm6a, which women have two copies of, might cause more inflammation in the brain after menopause.

So, while men's brains age faster, women's higher risk of Alzheimer's might be due to other reasons.