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Recent ANA News
Hormone Therapy Lowers Alzheimer’s Risk By 32%—But Only For Women Who Start Early, Per New Study
Women’s Health | (9/18/2025)
Starting HRT Earlier May Lower Alzheimer’s Risk 32%—Doctors Reveal the Ideal Timing
Women’s World | Dr. Jila Senemar is quoted. (9/18/2025)
Early menopause hormone therapy linked to Alzheimer’s prevention
UPI | Yahoo News | Dr. FNU Vaibhav is quoted. (9/18/2025)
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Not Consulting With Neurologists, Missing Out On Important Care
U.S. News & World Report | HealthDay | Dr. Chloe Hill is quoted. (9/18/2025)
Brain Shunt Improves Walking in Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus
MedPage Today | Drs. Michael A. Williams & Mark G. Luciano are quoted. (9/18/2025)
New Study Finds Link Between Gut Hormone GLP-1 and NMOSD Symptoms, Paving Way for Targeted Treatments
Neurology Live | Dr. Lingfei Yang is quoted. (9/18/2025)
Brain shunt surgery improves walking and quality of life in older adults with hydrocephalus
News-Medical | Drs. Michael A. Williams, Mark G. Luciano, & Mark G. Hamilton are quoted. (9/16/2025)
Older adults with hydrocephalus benefit from shunt surgery, patient trial shows
Medical Xpress | Drs. Michael A. Williams, Mark G. Luciano, & Mark G. Hamilton are quoted. (9/16/2025)
Shunt Surgery Improves Outcomes for Older Adults with Hydrocephalus
Bioengineer.org | Dr. Michael A. Williams is quoted. (9/16/2025)
Nearly half of women with epilepsy did not see a neurologist in year before giving birth
Healio | Dr. Chloe Hill is quoted. (9/16/2025)
Alzheimer Disease Risk Found Related to Timing of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Post-Menopausal Patients
Psychiatric Times | Dr. FNU Vaibhav is quoted. (9/16/2025)
Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Alzheimer’s: Why HRT Timing Matters
Being Patient | Dr. Beau Ances is quoted. (9/16/2025)
Nearly half of women with epilepsy miss out on specialist care during pregnancy, study finds
Medical Xpress | Dr. Chloe Hill is quoted. (9/15/2025)
Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Help Women Avoid Dementia – If It’s Taken at the Right Time
Self | Yahoo! News | Dr. David Holtzman is quoted. (9/15/2025)
Hormone replacement therapy timing linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk
Healio | Dr. FNU Vaibhav, MBBS is quoted. (9/15/2025)
Timing of hormone replacement therapy may influence Alzheimer’s disease risk, study suggests
Medical Xpress | Dr. FNU Vaibhav is quoted. (9/15/2025)
ANA2025 marks important milestones for the ANA and NINDS
Nature.com | Dr. M. Elizabeth Ross, ANA Immediate Past-President, is quoted. (9/5/2025)
Can adults make new brain cells? new study may finally settle one of neuroscience’s greatest debates
Live Science | Dr. Rajiv Ratan, ANA Board Member, is quoted. (7/3/2025)