A woman s menstrual cycle is driven by the ebb and flow of hormones that prepare the body for pregnancy. This symphony of hormones not only transforms the reproductive organs, but,
The process of becoming a mother is an often complicated experience filled with a range of emotions. Matrescence, coined by the medical anthropologist Dana Raphael, is a complex time in a mother’s life when she is going through hormonal, physical, emotional, psychological, and neurological changes. These changes are simultaneously happening all while caring for a… Continue reading New Mothers Are Struggling Through Matrescence
Within the brain itself, young-onset Alzheimer's disease causes similar chemical changes as those in late-onset Alzheimer's. But the brain areas targeted by these chemical changes can be different.