All Articles by Navi D. Johal
Navi Johal is a member of the US Army Medical command with a very keen interest in Neurology and Emergency Medicine, and currently serves as a Health Director at a New York not-for-profit organization.
Estrogen Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women
"Keep that estrogen level up, my lady" seemed like a great motto for American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting.A study announced earlier this month at AAN's 59th annual meeting shows that women who use hormone therapy before the age of 65 can cut their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The study found that women who used any form of estrogen hormone therapy before the age of 65 were nearly 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than women who did not use hormone therapy before age 65.
Researchers Say “No-No” to the Thought of Painkillers Preventing Alzheimer’s
Two new studies, first appeared in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), while the second published in the latest issue of the Neurology journal disputed the belief that commonly used painkillers help prevent Alzheimer's disease.The first study in BMJ looked at over 6,000 women. The other in Neurology looked at 2,000 with a family history of Alzheimer's disease.
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