Menopause Predisposes a Fifth of Women to Alzheimer’s
Being female is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s. Why?
Jena Pincott is a freelance science writer and author of several books, including Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy (Simon & Schuster, 2011). Credit: Nick Higgins
Being female is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s. Why?
Endometriosis spreads like a vine through the bodies of roughly 176 million women worldwide, causing agony and infertility. Science has struggled to understand the condition, but new research is sparking hope for improved treatments soon...
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