Menopause and Alzheimer’s: Is There a Link?

Women make up the majority of Alzheimer’s diagnoses, and this is one of the reasons researchers are paying such close attention to the menopause transition. We know estrogen plays an important role in the brain, and we also know that women experience a major loss of estrogen during menopause. Does that mean estrogen prevents Alzheimer’s? We cannot say that yet. But the connection between estrogen, brain health, and Alzheimer’s risk is an important area of ongoing research, and it is one more reason we need to take menopause seriously, not dismiss it as “… Video by YouTube channel.