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People belonging to the LGBTQ+ community may have a higher risk of dementia and late-life depression compared to people who are cisgender and straight, according to a new study. Researchers in the United States analysed data from over 390,000 people looking to identify people suffering from neurological conditions such as depression, dementia, late-life depression, and stroke. After adjusting for other factors such as age, smoking, or high blood pressure, LGBTQ+ people were 15 per cent more likely to develop negative brain health outcomes, according to the study published in the journal Neurol…