| Tipoffs for Winston-Salem, North Carolina (City) Newsletter for Friday June 21, 2024 ( 1 items ) |
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Removal of Ovaries Before Menopause Associated With Reduced White Matter in Brain
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 21 -- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist issued the following news release on June 20, 2024:
Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause, particularly before the age of 40, have reduced white matter integrity in multiple regions of the brain later in life.
White matter refers to the nerve fibers that connect neurons in different areas of the brain.
The findings appear online today in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Associatio
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