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INTRODUCTION Post-menopausal women constitute about two-thirds of those with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Menopause increases dementia risk by heightening the likelihood of metabolic disease, a well-kn...

Metabolism plays a key role in the maintenance of sleep/wake states. Brain lactate fluctuations are a biomarker of sleep/wake transitions, where in...

Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately and uniquely affects females, and these sex differences are further exacerbated by the presence of Apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 alleles, the top gene...

Researchers at Albany Medical Center are investigating a potential link between menopause and dementia, a study driven by personal connections to the disease.

This Review provides an in-depth examination of how inflammation contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. The authors explore the impact of extrinsic factors, such as brain trauma, diet ...

This Review outlines how the effects of steroid hormones on hippocampal neuroplasticity across the adult lifespan differ between the sexes, highlighting the importance of considering sex and steroid h...

The R1441C-Lrrk2 mutation causes age-acquired immune exhaustion in mouse macrophages in a sex-dependent manner.

During pregnancy and the postpartum, there are dynamic fluctuations in steroid and peptide hormone levels as well as inflammatory signalling. These ch…

Albany Medical College's Kristen Zuloaga, PhD received a $4 million NIH grant to study how menopause impacts dementia and to test a potential new treatment.