Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease Recommendations for Future Research Christine L. Carter, PhD, MPH, Eileen M. Resnick, PhD, Monica Mallampalli, PhD, and Anna Kalbarczyk, MPH Abstract Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) disproportionately affects women in both prevalence and severity; however, the biological mechanisms underlying these sex differences are not fully understood. Sex differences in the […]
Alzheimer's, brain, Cognition, Neurology, SWHRRecommendations for future research (2012) Carter CL, Resnick EM, Mallampalli M, Kalbarczyk A.SourceScientific Affairs, Society for Women’s Health Research, Washington, DC 20036, USA. [email protected] AbstractAlzheimer’s disease (AD) disproportionately affects women in both prevalence and severity; however, the biologic mechanisms underlying these sex differences are not fully understood. Sex differences in the brain, such as in […]
Alzheimer's, caretaker, Cognition, Neurology, SWHRRussell A. Barkley, PhD, clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina, and author of “Taking Charge of Adult A.D.H.D.,” responds to a New York Times reader’s question about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Q. Can you talk about the way A.D.H.D. manifests in adult women as opposed to men? My wife […]
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