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The latest study found that once the long-term depression in men may cause memory or cognitive problems and dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease are likely to increase, and this law does not apply for women.

Men’s Health Association in Rome, Italy, scientists Geluo Liya Stefano and his colleagues took 14 years, the 1357 Association of depression and dementia were studied, during which every two years, will use standard instruments to measure patient symptoms of depression and morbidity frequency.The results found that men in these figures were 79 and 67, and men and the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease before the disease is directly proportional to the number of depressive symptoms. Those who had a history of depression, people suffering from dementia, the odds are twice as many other people.

Stefano said: “The depression and Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in men and women are different, they have differences in brain structure, and therefore the response of hormones are also different, and it is these male and female hormones on the two kinds of symptoms have played an important impact. ”

He also pointed out that the results of this study in public health and economic development are major significance, the prevention of depression in reducing the incidence of dementia very helpful, especially for men.