This past week, Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM!) released a research study highlighting the economic disparities in women’s health funding in Alzheimer’s research, and…
Scientific breakthroughs about the biological differences in the brains of men and women are increasingly coming to the forefront. But research on just exactly…
Carolee Lee of WHAM! and Michelle M. Mielke at the Mayo Clinic examine the consequences of ignoring gender and biology in Alzheimer’s research —…
Many non-genetic factors affect our cognitive health and our risk of developing dementia later in our lives, from childhood education to healthy sleep, to…
While women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men, accounting for two-thirds of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, the two sexes…
As research into Alzheimer’s disease progresses and awareness grows, one fact remains consistent: women are disproportionately affected by the disease. Several theories exist, but…
Alzheimer’s disease does discriminate when it comes to gender. Two thirds of all cases are women, and in the past it was believed that…
Of the 5.8 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s today, two thirds are women. And among dementia caregivers, approximately two-thirds are women — one in…
We know there are differences in men and women’s brains that can translate to varied reactions to environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors. But a…
Preeclampsia—a spike in blood pressure that only occurs during pregnancy or the postpartum period, can be a scary complication of giving birth—in fact, it…
A 2018 study has produced startling results: After the age of 45, almost half of women and over one-third of men will experience at…
Menopause is usually associated with physical discomfort—hot flashes, insomnia, sweating. But the hormonal changes that take place during menopause, which can be thrust upon…
Researchers are still trying to figure out how Alzheimer’s and other dementias strike men and women differently, and how vascular brain health contributes to…
A new analysis from researchers at University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine looked at the combined data of 27 independent research studies…