Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as men, and the search for why is ongoing.

There’s a thought that the decline could be tied to brain changes that happen in menopause , or the fact that women tend to live longer, and therefore, are naturally at greater risk .

Whatever the case, there may be a supplement that could help stave off Alzheimer’s, at least that’s what a new study points to. Specifically, researchers found that getting enough omega-3 fatty acids through diet and/or supplementation could, theoretically, give women more brain longevity.

Researchers tested blood samples from 841 men and women—306 with Alzheimer’s disease, 165 with mild cognitive impairment, and 370 who were cognitively healthy—and analyzed them for sex-specific differences in lipid

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