There is no shortage of ways to describe how terrible a disease like dementia can be.

However, the risk is even more precarious for women as data shows they're actually more likely to be affected than men.

But while people may think not much can be done to prevent it, a Canadian non-profit focused on women's brain health has launched a new app aimed at giving them a better fighting chance. Katherine Ward explains.

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