Modeling menopause: The utility of rodents in translational behavioral endocrinology research

SV Koebele, HA Bimonte-Nelson - Maturitas, 2016 - Elsevier
The human menopause transition and aging are each associated with an increase in a
variety of health risk factors including, but not limited to, cardiovascular disease …

Sex biology contributions to vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease: a think tank convened by the Women's Alzheimer's Research Initiative

HM Snyder, S Asthana, L Bain, R Brinton, S Craft… - Alzheimer's & …, 2016 - Elsevier
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) today, and nearly
two-thirds of Americans with AD are women. This sex difference may be due to the higher …

Testosterone treatment and mortality in men with low testosterone levels

MM Shores, NL Smith, CW Forsberg… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: Low testosterone levels in men have been associated with increased mortality.
However, the influence of testosterone treatment on mortality in men with low testosterone …

Estrogen signaling in Alzheimer's disease: molecular insights and therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's dementia

MS Uddin, MM Rahman, M Jakaria, MS Rahman… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Estrogens play a crucial physiological function in the brain; however, debates exist
concerning the role of estrogens in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Women during pre-, peri-, or …

Sex hormones and cognition: neuroendocrine influences on memory and learning.

DK Hamson, MM Roes, LAM Galea - 2016 - open.library.ubc.ca
Sex differences in neurological disease extend from incidence, severity, progression and
symptoms and may ultimately influence treatment. Cognitive disturbances are frequent in …

Hippocampal learning, memory, and neurogenesis: Effects of sex and estrogens across the lifespan in adults

P Duarte-Guterman, S Yagi, C Chow, LAM Galea - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “Estradiol and Cognition”. There are sex differences in
hippocampus-dependent cognition and neurogenesis suggesting that sex hormones are …

Long-term effects on cognitive function of postmenopausal hormone therapy prescribed to women aged 50 to 55 years

MA Espeland, SA Shumaker, I Leng… - JAMA internal …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Postmenopausal hormone therapy with conjugated equine estrogens (CEEs)
may adversely affect older women's cognitive function. It is not known whether this extends …

Estrogen neuroprotection and the critical period hypothesis

E Scott, Q Zhang, R Wang, R Vadlamudi… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - Elsevier
17β-Estradiol (estradiol or E2) is implicated as a neuroprotective factor in a variety of
neurodegenerative disorders. This review focuses on the mechanisms underlying E2 …

Surgical menopause and estrogen therapy modulate the gut microbiota, obesity markers, and spatial memory in rats

L Zeibich, SV Koebele, VE Bernaud, ZE Ilhan… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Menopause in human females and subsequent ovarian hormone deficiency, particularly
concerning 17β-estradiol (E2), increase the risk for metabolic dysfunctions associated with …

Estrogens and cognition: Friends or foes?: An evaluation of the opposing effects of estrogens on learning and memory

DL Korol, SL Pisani - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “Estradiol and cognition”. Estrogens are becoming well
known for their robust enhancement on cognition particularly for learning and memory that …