Cortisol Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk in Post-Menopausal Women
A new study has found that elevated cortisol levels in midlife are associated with increased brain amyloid deposition, a key marker of Alzheimer’s disease, specifically in post-menopausal women. Researchers tracked 305 cognitively healthy individuals over 15 years and discovered that high cortisol predicted amyloid buildup later in life, but only among women who had gone … Read more