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Estrogen's Ability to Tamp down IL-6 which promotes brain on fire - Wow!

Estrogen's Ability to Tamp down IL-6 which promotes brain on fire - Wow!

Estrogen As Brain Protector in Women.

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Delirium

Delirium-- a change in mental abilities that includes a lack of awareness of one's surroundings -- is a common problem in older women with UTIs (urinary tract infections).

All medical students are taught that if an older woman comes to a hospital and she's confused, one of the first things to check is whether the patient has a UTI.

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