Thyrotropin Levels Associated With Alzheimer's Disease Risk In Women

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:28 in Health & Medicine

Women with low or high levels of the hormone thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland function and thyroid hormone levels, appear to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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