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When you hear the words Alzheimer's disease, what do you think of? The truth is, the picture most of us have of the disease is incomplete. Alzheimer's disease doesn't start when someone starts to lose their memory. It actually starts years – sometimes decades – earlier. The Rethinking Alzheimer's Disease Podcast is an engaging, narrative-style podcast miniseries for those curious or motivated to learn about Alzheimer’s disease. Perhaps you have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease, or ca ...
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Chronic uncontrolled stress is a risk factor for many different diseases including mental and neurodegenerative disorders. The effects of such stress on the brain differ considerably between females and males. However, the vast majority of preclinical studies in animal models have included only males which in some cases has resulted in therapeutic interventions that are less effective in females compared to males. In this episode Georgia Hodes talks about sex differences in the effects of stress on the brain and neuroendocrine systems and how these differences can influence disease processes and treatments.
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Prof. Hodes webpage at VT:
https://neuroscience.vt.edu/our-people/research-faculty/hodes-georgia.html
Review articles:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10845083/pdf/CN-22-475.pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10189838/pdf/nihms-1896436.pdf
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8630768/pdf/nihms-1528739.pdf
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