Sex Hormones Could Influence Alzheimer’s Development, Researchers Say
University of Western Ontario researchers have discovered that sex hormones may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The neurodegenerative condition affects roughly 32 million people globally and is characterized by disruptive symptoms such as poor judgment, memory loss and loss of sense of initiative. With two-thirds of Alzheimer’s patients being women, researchers from the University of Western Ontario sought to understand the role of female sex hormones in how the disease develops in the brain. Some researchers posit that women develop Alzheimer’s disease at higher rates because they tend to live longer than men, while others say…











