During menopause, the levels of the sex hormone estrogen drop leading to a group of symptoms — confusion, forgetfulness, difficulty focusing on a task…
A recent study linked hormone replacement therapy to depression in women going through menopause. But it’s not that simple: Neuroscience professor Ciara McCabe at…
When Michele Hall began experiencing alarming memory problems, her doctors initially suggested that she was going through menopause or perhaps experiencing unusual levels of…
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for estrogen — the use of pills, topical gels, and other applications to supplement estrogen production — is used to treat…
Researchers Eef Hogervorst, Emma O’Donnell, and Rebecca Hardy at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England share insights on recent findings that the brain-protecting effects of…
Roughly two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women, but it isn’t exactly clear why the disease disproportionately impacts females. Given that age is…
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 is more prevalent among women than men: Two-thirds of the 5.5 million people in the U.S. living with the disease are women….