11.16.22 | Alzheimer's Disease
New SWHR Alzheimer’s Disease Policy Agenda Highlights Areas of Need for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiving
The SWHR Alzheimer’s Policy Agenda was released in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in November and serves as a resource for policymakers.
10.31.22 | Alzheimer's Disease
Identifying Policy Solutions to Improve Outcomes for Alzheimer’s Disease: Takeaways from an SWHR Roundtable Discussion
Takeaways from SWHR's Alzheimer's Disease Working Group highlight needs for improved disease education, research, and care equity for women impacted by Alzheimer’s, both as patients and caregivers.
8.10.22 | Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Briefing Sheds Light on Alzheimer’s Disease’s Effect on Women
During the July 26, 2022, “Taking Heed of Alzheimer’s Disease" briefing, disease stakeholders discussed research and treatment for AD and its disproportionate impact on women.
6.29.22 | Alzheimer's Disease
New Fact Sheet Highlights Disproportionate Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Women as Patients and Caregivers
For Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month in June, SWHR launched an Alzheimer's disease fact sheet about the burden of disease faced by women.
6.17.22 | Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease Should Not Be a Normal Part of Aging: Recognizing Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a time to bring awareness to and expand education around Alzheimer's and brain health, including its wide impact on women.
5.11.22 | Health Equity
Illuminating Disparities and Addressing Outcomes with the Women’s Health Equity Initiative
The SWHR Women’s Health Equity Initiative highlights statistics on women’s health in the United States, to improve health equity across disease states, conditions, and life stages.
8.14.18 | Research and Clinical Trials
Studying Sex Differences Benefits Both Women and Men — Here’s Why
Most of what we know about human health and disease is based on research on men. This is because, until the 1990s, women of reproductive age were actively excluded from most clinical trials. Thanks to efforts by many organizations, including ours, this is changing.
6.12.18 | Alzheimer's Disease
Sex Matters: Addressing the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Gap
To prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease, scientists need to better understand how the disease differs between women and men, according to a paper published June 12 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
10.27.17 | Alzheimer's Disease
Imaging The Effects Of Menopausal Hormone Therapy On The Brain
Imaging provides a window into brain changes due to dementia decades before someone begins to show clinical symptoms of the disease. Volume of the brain gradually declines with advancing age, but this decline takes a faster course in people who experience more cognitive decline than is expected for their age and go on to develop dementia.
