#Women

Of two proteins found in those with Alzheimer’s disease, one, called tau, proliferates more often in women, and certain younger individuals.

Younger women were particularly susceptible to developing long-term body image dissatisfaction fueled by videoconferencing.

Stress from job demands and social interactions appear to increase women’s susceptibility to coronary heart disease.

Chronic pain is common among people with HIV, but it may not drive opioid use disorder.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a brain pressure disorder that causes chronic headaches and vision problems.

Women with both conditions are more likely to die prematurely from almost every major cause of death.

Hormonal contraceptives, such as the pill, IUDs and vaginal rings, don’t cause depression in women with anxiety disorders.

Older women who lack social connections and live alone are more likely to develop hypertension than their male peers.

Until she was diagnosed with depression just 10 years ago, Michelle Williams couldn’t put a name to what she was feeling.

We all need social support. That’s why this year’s NBHAAD theme is “We’re in This Together.”

Individuals with any mental health disorder are 25% less likely to get screened.

When Black men tell their wives or fiancées about experiencing discrimination, this may help them but could harm the women’s health.

Women will account for nearly two thirds of people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias and bear most of the costs.

Women who experienced trauma and six to seven posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms were more likely to develop ovarian cancer.

Pregnancy, estrogen and age at first menstruation are some factors that factor into woman’s risk for developing this progressive disease.

Being female is also linked to antidepressant-induced mania.