Researchers explore why Alzheimer ’s disproportionately affects women

New research indicates biological differences might be a reason more women are affected by Alzheimer ’s disease than men.  Although the prevailing thought had been Alzheimer’s affects more women because they tend to live longer, scientists this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles explained that a toxic protein called tau, which destroys nerve cells, s preads more easily through women’s brains than men’s, the Associated Press reports.  It also…
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