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Women are more likely to have Alzheimer’s disease than men, according to the Alzheimer’s Society.

There’s a higher risk in women, even after discounting their longer life expectancy.

The exact reason why women are more at risk of the dementia isn’t entirely understood, but it’s believed to be related to their genetic makeup.

But, men are more likely to develop vascular dementia, the charity warned.

“Some risk factors for dementia can’t be changed,” it said. “The most important are a person’s age, genes, sex and ethnic origin.

“Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men [even allowing for the fact that women on average live longer].

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