Alzheimer's disease in women: how hormonal transitions impact the female brain, the role of HRT, genetics, and lifestyle on risk, and emerging diagnostics and therapies | Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.

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[upbeat music] Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Drive Podcast. I'm your host, Peter Attia. This podcast, my website, and my weekly newsletter all focus on the goal of translating the science of longevity into something accessible for everyone. Our goal is to provide the best content in health and wellness, and we've established a great team of analysts to make this happen. It is extremely important to me to provide all of this content without relying on paid ads. To do this, our work is made entirely possible by our members, and in return, we offer exclusive member-only content and benefits above and beyond what is available for free. If you want to take your knowledge of this space to the next level, it's our goal to ensure members get back much more than the price of the subscription. If you want to learn more about the benefits of our premium membership, head over to peterattiamd.com/subscribe. [upbeat music] Our guest this week is Lisa Mosconi. Lisa is a neuroscientist, neuroimager, and the director of the Women's Brain Initiative at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she leads research on how sex differences, especially menopause and hormonal transitions, shape brain aging and Alzheimer's risk. She's also a professor of neuroscience and a pioneer in brain imaging approaches that map Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear. In this episode, we talk about why Alzheimer's