Study: Testosterone May Help With Alzheimer's Disease

Science Daily is reporting of a USC study showing a link between testosterone losses and the onset of an "Alzheimer's-like disease" in mice. The USC researchers also noted that a testosterone treatment slowed the disease.

"These results are exciting because they tell us that we are on to something that is worth pursuing," said Christian Pike, senior author and associate professor at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at USC. "The next step is to look at what the long term effects of testosterone therapy are in aging men."

Science is in a race to find a cure or treatment for Alzheimer's disease as America's baby boom generation ages to the high risk years. Currently 1 in 10 individuals over 65 and nearly 50% of those over 85 are affected [source]. Researchers estimate that a treatment delayed the onset of Alzheimer's by just five years could ultimately reduce the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease by nearly 50 percent.