by functional | Oct 26, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease, Women's Health
In a study called the Cache County Study, women who initiated hormone replacement therapy within at least 5 years of menopause had a 30% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, there’s another gene called the Met 66 allele of the...
by functional | Oct 20, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease, Women's Health
Hormones and Alzheimer’s Disease As I’ve mentioned, in women’s brains, particularly those that are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and who are carriers of this APOE4 gene, there are noticeable differences in the structure and function of the...
by functional | Oct 20, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease, Women's Health
APOE4 Gene Alzheimer’s Disease Testing For Women In terms of this APOE4 gene and women’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, it’s very interesting to note that human beings have what are called sexually dimorphic brains. What does that mean? That...
by functional | Oct 20, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease, Women's Health
Hi, I’m Dr. Ken Sharlin with Sharlin Health & Neurology. We’re going to talk a little bit today about the remarkable differences in Alzheimer’s disease when it comes to looking at the risk for women compared to men. Now, there are about 46.8...
by functional | Feb 17, 2017 | Alzheimer's Disease, Woman's Guide To The Brain, Women's Health
Explained by Neurologist Dr. Ken Sharlin My grandmother, Frances, lived to be 95 years old. She remained a sharp-minded woman through most of her life, until the last couple of years before her death. Whether she had Alzheimer’s disease is a mystery. She did have...
