Showing posts with label Why estrogen makes you smarter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Why estrogen makes you smarter. Show all posts

Monday, May 2, 2011

Why estrogen makes you smarter

Why estrogen makes you smarterEstrogen is an elixir for the brain, sharpening mental performance in humans and animals and showing promise as a treatment for disorders of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. But long-term estrogen therapy, once prescribed routinely for menopausal women, now is quite controversial because of research showing it increases the risk of cancer,