Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide additional support for research into potential links between dementia and the menopause.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including into dementia and the menopause. The NIHR’s School for Primary Care Research has funded an observational study investigating the risks of developing dementia associated with menopausal hormone therapies.