Women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's, and the menopausal transition is the clearest correlate of that risk. Dr. Lisa Mosconi's research shows estrogen plays a critical role in synaptic growth, the pathways that connect brain regions for memory and function.
twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's disease. Let's talk about the brain. This is a huge area, and there's a lot of opportunity here for more research. Alzheimer's has the clearest correlation to the menopausal transition. We can thank Dr. Lisa Mosconi out of the Weill Center in Cornell for these studies. And emerging research really documents the role of estrogen in what we call synaptic growth. So think of your synapses are the road and highways that go to your hippocampus for memories, or your executive part of your brain for function.
