Women’s Health in the Spotlight
Women’s Health in the Spotlight 03 July, 2025 Autoimmune diseases impact women at vastly higher rates than men. Of the approximately 4% of the global population affected by one of more than 80 different autoimmune diseases, women make up around 80%. The exact reason for this difference is not clear, and over the years many […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview with Vanity Fair – 2025
Vanity Fair’s Inspiring Icons: the importance of investing in scientific research on women’s health Published by Vanity Fair | January 2025 | BY ALICE POLITI Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Foundation talks about the importance of investing in scientific research on women’s health. A new frontier, including an economic one, […]
Elephants… worth more than women!
Elephants…have more money than women to solve problems Published by Ladies Drive | Winter Edition Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 | INTERVIEW BY DÖRTE WELTI She is the main driver for gender medicine on a globallevel. And she has fought for many years to get moremoney for the urgently needed science behind it. As partof […]
The urgent need for sex and gender to be recognised in drug discovery
The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Women’s Health Published by Drug Discovery World | 25 January 2025 DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Antonella Santuccione Chadha, CEO of the Women’s Brain Foundation (WBF) about the importance of sex and gender differences in drug discovery efforts. The topic of gender disparity is a prevailing issue in modern […]
The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Women’s Health
The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Women’s Health Published by CFI.co | 20 January 2025 Women’s health is more than a medical issue – it’s an economic one. With gender gaps in research, treatment, and workplace wellness costing the global economy trillions, investing in women’s well-being isn’t jsut the right thing to do; it’s a financial […]
Interview with Zurichsee Zeitung
Interview with Zurichsee Zeitung ‘The dementia researcher who is forgetful herself’ 07 January, 2025 | By Mirjam Bättig Neuroscientist from Thalwil Antonella Santuccione is an expert on Alzheimer’s dementia. She tells us why lost keys don’t have to be a cause for concern – and why her sons receive a mobile phone late. continue reading […]
