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Lifetime Exposure to Estrogen Preserves Brain Health in Older Women in the IGNITE study
AAIC 2025 Abstract
Abstract
Background: Two‐thirds of AD patients are women, and aging‐related hormonal changes may contribute to these sex differences. Lower lifetime exposure to estrogen, a neuroprotectant, is associated with AD‐related brain atrophy.
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Robyn A. Honea, Amber S. Watts, Ankit Bharat Patel, Kirk I. Erickson
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William Guiler, Shannon D. Donofry, Hayley S. Ripperger, Sarah L. Aghjayan, Chaeryon Kang, Lauren E. Oberlin, Swathi Gujral, George Grove, Haiqing Huang, Brad M. Sutton, Jeffrey Murray Burns, Eric D. Vidoni, Arthur F. Kramer, Edward McAuley, Charles H. Hillman, Anna L. Marsland, M. Ilyas Kamboh,University of Kansas · AdventHealth Orlando
AAIC 2025 Abstract · 23 Dec 2025 · CC BY
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