Press release | Zurich, Switzerland | 12 May 2025
Women’s Brain Capital: A $250 Billion Opportunity for Global Financial Growth and Healthiness Press Release | Zurich, Switzerland | 15 May, 2025 The Women’s Brain Foundation (WBF), a non-profit organization leading research and advocacy for the consideration of sex and gender differences in brain and mental health, has published, in collaboration with the McKinsey Health […]
Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men
Why women experience Alzheimer’s disease differently from men Published by Nature Outlook Magazine| 14 April 2025 | BY Katherine Bourzac The first recorded example of Alzheimer’s disease involved Auguste Deter, a woman who died in Frankfurt, Germany, in April 1906, after experiencing memory loss and great anguish. In physician Alois Alzheimer’s 1907 paper1 describing Deter’s […]
Alzheimer’s disease: how women can reduce their high risk of dementia
Women are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than men. Would hormone therapy protect them? Published by NZZ | 28 April 2025 | BY Theres Lüthi What puts women at greater risk for Alzheimer’s? A recent feature in the Neue Zuercher Zeitung explores this question from multiple angels – hormonal, social, and neurological. We are […]
Press release | Zurich, Switzerland | 14 April, 2025
Advancing Precision Medicine in Alzheimer’s Disease: The Critical Role of Sex and Gender Differences Press Release | Zurich, Switzerland | 14 April, 2025 The Women’s Brain Foundation (WBF), an international organization dedicated to researching sex and gender differences in brain and mental diseases, announces groundbreaking research that underscores the significant impact of sex and gender […]
Women & Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Personal Mission
Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, CEO and Founder of the Women’s Brain Foundation, opens up about her journey and the driving force behind her mission to uncover why women are disproportionately affected by neurodegenerative diseases. In an insightful conversation with Angela Weinberger at GlobalPeopleTransitions, Antonella sheds light on critical topics like Alzheimer’s where women are the […]
Gender differences profoundly impact mental health and women’s overall well-being—shaped by both biological and social factors
Gender differences profoundly impact mental health and women’s overall well-being—shaped by both biological and social factors. Published by Ticino Management Donna | April 2025 | BY SIMONA MANZIONE As scientific research and clinical practice evolve, we must ask: Where do we stand today? And how much more needs to be done? Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha […]
Petition for Excellence and Precision in Science | Zurich, Switzerland
In A Plea for All Humankind: A Petition for Excellence and Precision in Science Zurich, Switzerland | 22 March, 2025 As we celebrate our first anniversary as a foundation, we are asking for one simple but powerful gift from you: YOUR VOICE We invite you to sign and share our petition for Excellence and Precision […]
Attack on diversity could derail drug development in Switzerland
How Trump’s attack on diversity could derail drug development in Switzerland Published by Swissinfo.ch | March 2025 | BY JESSICA DAVIS PLUSS, AYLIN ELCI “Not considering sex, gender and race in research of new medicine isn’t just bad science; it’s negligence,” said Antonella Santuccione Chadha, a pathologist and neurologist who worked at Roche and Biogen […]
Press release | Zurich, Switzerland | 13 March, 2025
New Study Shows Off-Road Cycle Lanes Could Reduce Dementia Risk and Healthcare Costs Press Release | Zurich, Switzerland | 13 March, 2025 The Women’s Brain Foundation (WBF), a global non-profit organization leading research and advocacy for the consideration of sex and gender differences in brain and mental health research and policy, has published, in collaboration […]
Women and Parkinson’s: Gender differences should be a priority for researchers
Recent research is shedding light on significant gender differences in Parkinson’s disease, revealing disparities in symptoms, responses to treatments, and disease progression between men and women. As we navigate 2025, this theme has become increasingly essential to address. 🎙️ In this latest recording with @RadioParkies_Italy, Dr. Roberta Marongiu, PhD, Advisory Board member and Scientific Lead […]
