TY - JOUR
KW - Alzheimers' Diseaase - AD
KW - Sex
KW - women
KW - Gender
KW - risk factor
AU - Mary A. O’Neal
AB - Purpose of the review: This review will elucidate reasons to explain why women may be at greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Recent Findings: Potential mechanisms to explain sex and gender differences in Alzheimer dementia include: differences in risk associated with the apolipoprotein E 4 allele; telomere shortening- which is linked with neurodegeneration, higher incidence of depression and insomnia in women as psychiatric co-morbidities which are linked with an increased Alzheimer disease risk, disorders of pregnancy including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia and psychosocial factors such as educational level which may contribute to differences in cognitive reserve.Summary: The sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease can be explained by biological and psychosocial factors.
BT - Frontiers in Global Women's Health
DA - 2024-01-05
DO - 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1324522
LA - English
N2 - Purpose of the review: This review will elucidate reasons to explain why women may be at greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Recent Findings: Potential mechanisms to explain sex and gender differences in Alzheimer dementia include: differences in risk associated with the apolipoprotein E 4 allele; telomere shortening- which is linked with neurodegeneration, higher incidence of depression and insomnia in women as psychiatric co-morbidities which are linked with an increased Alzheimer disease risk, disorders of pregnancy including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia and psychosocial factors such as educational level which may contribute to differences in cognitive reserve.Summary: The sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease can be explained by biological and psychosocial factors.
PY - 2024
T2 - Frontiers in Global Women's Health
TI - Women and the risk of Alzheimer's disease
UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/global-womens-health/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2023.1324522/full
VL - 4
Y2 - 2026-06-03
SN - 2673-5059
ER -