Sex and Gender Driven Modifiers of Alzheimer’s: The Role for Estrogenic Control Across Age, Race, Medical, and Lifestyle Risks

Sex and Gender Driven Modifiers of Alzheimer’s: The Role for Estrogenic Control Across Age, Race, Medical, and Lifestyle Risks

Research indicates that after advanced age, the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is female sex. Out of every three AD patients, two are females with postmenopausal women contributing to over 60% of all those affected. Sex- and gender-related differences in AD have been widel...

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Main Authors: Aneela Rahman, Hande Jackson, Hollie Hristov, Richard S. Isaacson, Nabeel Saif, Teena Shetty, Orli Etingin, Claire Henchcliffe, Roberta Diaz Brinton, Lisa Mosconi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Subjects:
Alzheimer’s disease
estrogen hypothesis
sex differences
gender differences
menopause transition
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00315/full

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