Women who have a low or high level of Hormone Thyrotropin, which affects thyroid gland functions and hormone levels, may have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a study says.
The Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, which conducted the study, found that women having the lowest level of Hormone Thyrotropin ((less than one milli-international unit per liter) and those with the highest level (more than 2.1 milli-international units per liter) were more prone to Alzheimer’s disease.
The Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center between 1977 and 1979 chose 1,864 people of average age 71 years and took their thyrotropin levels. Every two years, these people were assessed for dementia. They found that about 209 people developed Alzheimer’s disease after an average 12.7 years.
However, the researchers have found no relation between thyrotropin and Alzheimer in men.
They point out that he changes in the thyrotropin level may damage neurons or the blood vessels, which lead s to the Alzheimer’s disease.
The researchers say that the findings should be validated among other people from other region before conclusions are reached. The study was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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