Why women get Alzheimer’s more often than men
Two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today are women. Stanford Medicine neurologists explain what is known — and still unknown — about the factors behind that gap.
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Two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today are women. Stanford Medicine neurologists explain what is known — and still unknown — about the factors behind that gap.
The discovery could lead to treatments that reduce chronic pain sensitivity while preserving the body’s protective pain responses.
A retinal device developed by professor Daniel Palanker has restored functional vision in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration.
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