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Evidence Suggests Women's Brains May Be More Vulnerable To Alzheimer's
The Wall Street Journal: Women With Memory Impairment Deteriorate Faster Than Men, Alzheimer’s Study Shows
Women with early memory problems worsen significantly faster than men at the same stage of dementia, according to a new study that offers what is perhaps the best evidence yet suggesting sex differences in vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease. The results come from an analysis of 398 people with mild cognitive impairment enrolled in a large, national, long-term study called the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, or ADNI. (Wang, 7/21)
NPR: Women's Brains Appear More Vulnerable To Alzheimer's Than Men's
There's new evidence suggesting that women's brains are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease and other problems with memory and thinking. Women with mild cognitive impairment, which can lead to Alzheimer's, tend to decline faster than men, researchers reported this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Washington, D.C. (Hamilton, 7/21)
