Alzheimer Scotland launch Women’s Brain Health Guide
Alzheimer Scotland has launched a Women’s Brain Health Guide.
The guide is intended to help women understand how to support their brain health at every stage of life and learn more about the unique factors that can influence brain health, from hormones to lifestyle.
Alzheimer Scotland say they were inspired to focus on women’s brain health due to women being disproportionately affected by dementia (two out of every three people living with dementia are women and it is the leading cause of death for women in the UK). Alongside this, at the start of 2026 the Scottish Government published Phase 2 of the Women’s Health Plan (you can read this here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/womens-health-plan-phase-two-2026-2029/) which included brain health for the first time, with Alzheimer Scotland describing this as, “A significant step forward.”
You can download the Women’s Brain Health Guide here: https://www.brainhealth.scot/women
Alzheimer Scotland also has a 5-minute quiz which anyone can complete to obtain tips and advice for brain health: https://brainhealthplan.brainhealth.scot/start