Gender Influences on Alzheimer’s Disease

By Christine Kennard, Health Pro Monday, December 10, 2012
Of the estimated 5.4 million Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias nearly two thirds are women. There are still major gaps in our understanding of the roles sex and gender play in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease. As we learn more through emerging techn...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide
12/10/12 2:24pm

It's good to see these studies, Christine. Just think how long it took before doctors realized the significant differences in how women and men experience heart attacks. So much research was done on men so that hormonal changes of women didn't skew results (at least that's the theory). Now, that has changed. Medications, particularly need to be studied for their effects on woman and men separately. This study is good to see.

Take care,

Carol

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By Christine Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 12/10/12, First Published: 12/10/12