Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(1), 486-491 (2013-12-04)
Humans and nonhuman primates are vulnerable to age- and menopause-related decline in working memory, a cognitive function reliant on the energy-demanding recurrent excitation of neurons within Brodmann's Area 46 of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC). Here, we tested the hypothesis
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 106(1), djt337-djt337 (2013-12-10)
At the time of the initial analysis of overall survival (OS) for the Comparison of Faslodex in Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer (CONFIRM) randomized, double-blind, phase III trial, approximately 50% of patients had died. A final analysis of OS was
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, 34(7), 1477-1485 (2014-05-31)
17β-Estradiol (E2) offers cardiovascular protection in young female animals and postmenopausal women. In contrast, randomized trials of menopausal hormones performed in older women have shown harm or no cardiovascular benefit. We hypothesize that E2 effects on vascular inflammation are age
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(26), 10828-10839 (2013-06-28)
Circulating gonadal steroid hormones are thought to modulate a wide range of brain functions. However, the effects of steroid fluctuations through the ovarian cycle on the intrinsic properties of neurons are not well understood. We examined here whether gonadal steroids
Archives of sexual behavior, 43(7), 1403-1415 (2014-03-07)
Using nationally representative data from the 2005-2006 U.S. National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, this study queried relationship, sexual, and sex hormone patterns among married evangelical women and men aged 57-85, relative to those in other religions. Results suggested
