Why Does Alzheimer’s Target Women?
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Being Patient
| December 7th, 2017
December 6, 2017 Studies show that two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s are women. To put that into perspective: By age 65, one in six…
Can Menopause Jump-Start Alzheimer’s?
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Being Patient
| October 12th, 2017
October 12, 2017 Menopause is usually associated with physical discomfort—hot flashes, insomnia, sweating. But the hormonal changes that take place during menopause, which can…
Women in Their 40s With High Blood Pressure Are at Risk for Dementia. Here’s What They Can Do
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Being Patient
| October 5th, 2017
October 5, 2017 Researchers are still trying to figure out how Alzheimer’s and other dementias strike men and women differently, and how vascular brain…
The Link Between Menopause and Memory Loss
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Being Patient
| August 31st, 2017
Estrogen’s role in the brain is complicated when it comes to how it affects memory. According to Gillian Einstein, Ph.D, a neuroscientist at the…
Alzheimer’s Is a Disease That Discriminates: Why Women?
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Being Patient
| July 5th, 2017
For decades scientists have ignored crucial gender differences in the way men and women experience disease. With research on everything from stroke to cancer…
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