–submitted by Valerie Renk
Dr. Craig Atwood shared how sex hormones govern age-related diseases with Rotarians May 15. Atwood is faculty member, Geriatrics and Gerontology, UW Department of Medicine, and founder of JangoBio.
“Longevity average increased from 45 to 80 years between 1840-2000,” Atwood said. “Sixteen studies show hormone replacement therapy can delay disease and increase longevity; 23 studies show cognitive benefits for 5-10 years.”
Rotarians can see videos of Madison dogs turning back the clock on osteoarthritis and hear Atwood’s answer to “What happened to all those estrogen side effect warnings?” on our club’s YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/RZwjVR7gT8M.
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