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Alzheimer's Disease
Estrogen Could Play Significant Role in Alzheimer's
September 28th, 1998
Several years ago, researchers showed that estrogen causes a dramatic increase in the density of nerve cell connections in a region of the brain known as the hippocampus, which has been associated with memory formation, and with Alzheimer's disease. Before that, sex hormones such as estrogen were not thought to affect the hippocampus, simply because the hippocampus has nothing to do with reproduction. Now the notion that estrogen may play a role in information processing and memory is bolstered by findings from a new study that has major implications for the understanding -- and perhaps the treatment -- of Alzheimer's disease. In...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (1998-09-28)
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