Why Are Women More Likely to Develop Alzheimer's Disease as They Age?
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition that causes memory loss and impacts cognitive functions. Out of the six million-plus people who develop this disease, two-thirds are women, though (almost twice more than men). Why is that exactly? Harvard University researchers explain that the lifespan of women is longer. For example, female babies born in 2019 are predicted to live five years longer (81 years) than male babies (76 years). And Alzheimer's disease typically come
Breast cancer was the most studied disease in 2021 - Phesi
Breast cancer affects 2.2mn people a year across the world - including men, where the cancer grows inside breast tissue. In the USA, breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women, totaling 30% of all new cancers in women, every year. Phesi claims that ‘Within breast cancer clinical development, 25,000 investigator sites have been solely dedicated to recruiting patients since 2017. This trend was not impacted by COVID-19; this includes pharma and academic studies and
Predicting Alzheimer’s risk: Why cognitive testing alone may not work
Currently, more than 6 million people in the United States live with Alzheimer’s disease. According to estimates, this number will rise to more than 13 million by the year 2050. Although deaths due to heart disease have decreased by 7.3%, those resulting from Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 145.2%. In addition, expected public health costs relating to Alzheimer’s disease could rise from current estimates of $355 billion per year to $1.1 trillion by 2050. ARTICLE
Gene Involved in Sense of Smell Could Play Role in Spread of Breast Cancer to the Brain
An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a role in the metastasis of breast cancer to the brain, bones, and lung, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found. The team further discovered that inhibiting the gene, OR5B21, significantly decreased the metastasis of breast cancer cells to these organs and could thus be an important target for future therapy to prevent its spread, according to a paper published in iScience. ARTI
Stopping Dementia at the Nose – Nasal Spray To Treat, Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Via drug repositioning, Osaka City University creates combination of rifampicin and resveratrol and have shown in mouse models that the nasal administration improves cognitive function without the negative liver side effects of rifampicin alone. ARTICLE
