Two out of three individuals with Alzheimer’s are women, which was originally believed to be a result of survivor effect due to a longer life expectancy (Alzheimer’s Association, 2017). However, genetic studies are now starting to attribute the discrepancy to the differences in male and female brains and how they interact with hormones (Vina & Lloret, 2010). Researchers found that women who carry a gene called apolipoprotein E-4 (ApoE-4) were twice as likely to develop this disease as a women who did not, where as men were only slightly more at risk when they had the ApoE-4 gene (Vina & Loret, 2010). Although more research is still needed on this topic, it is hypothesized that how estrogen and ApoE-4 interact can explain a higher prevalence of Alzheimer’s in females (Vina & Loret, 2010). Additionally, it is important to note that females typically have higher rates of diabetes and obesity, which ultimately compromise their cardiovascular health and increase the risk this disease (Vina & Loret,…