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Cognitive function in elderly men and women is not solely hormone dependent.
2004 MAR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cognitive function in elderly men and women is not solely hormone dependent.
"Sex hormones could protect against age-related cognitive decline in elderly men and women. We investigated the relationships between serum total testosterone (TT), total estradiol (TE2) levels and cognitive function in 145 non-demented elderly volunteers (aged 61-91 years) who were not using hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Women (n=66) were better at verbal recall than men (n=79) and men were slightly better at naming," scientists in England report.
"There was a positive relationship between serum levels of TE2 and verbal list recall but not with other verbal memory tests (e.g. Verbal Paired Associates) in women. There was a negative relationship of serum TT levels with verbal recall," according to E. Hogervorst and colleagues, University of Oxford, Oxford Project to Investigate Memory and Ageing.
"Surprisingly, women who were in the upper age tertile (> 77 years of age) were better at verbal recall than men and than women younger than 72; this effect was independent of hormone levels. Men between 61 and 72 years of age showed a positive relationship between high TE2 levels and Spatial Span ...
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