Interactions between age, sex, menopause, and brain structure at midlife: a UK Biobank study
Objectives Age and female sex are risk factors for dementia, and menopause is associated
with cognitive dysfunction. Previous work largely considered the effects of sex and …
with cognitive dysfunction. Previous work largely considered the effects of sex and …
Association of earlier age at menopause with risk of incident dementia, brain structural indices and the potential mediators: a prospective community-based cohort …
H Liao, J Cheng, D Pan, Z Deng, Y Liu, J Jiang… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background To date, there is no homogeneous evidence of whether earlier age at
menopause is associated with incident dementia. In addition, the underlying mechanism …
menopause is associated with incident dementia. In addition, the underlying mechanism …
Age, menstruation history, and the brain
Objectives: To investigate the cross-sectional association between measures of
menstruation history (including menopausal status, age of menopause, age of menarche …
menstruation history (including menopausal status, age of menopause, age of menarche …
Obesity and structural brain integrity in older women: the Women's Health Initiative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
I Driscoll, SA Gaussoin… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Midlife obesity has been linked to age-related brain atrophy and risk of
dementia, but the relationships are less clear for older individuals. These associations may …
dementia, but the relationships are less clear for older individuals. These associations may …
Menopause impacts human brain structure, connectivity, energy metabolism, and amyloid-beta deposition
All women undergo the menopause transition (MT), a neuro-endocrinological process that
impacts aging trajectories of multiple organ systems including brain. The MT occurs over …
impacts aging trajectories of multiple organ systems including brain. The MT occurs over …
Women's brain aging: Effects of sex‐hormone exposure, pregnancies, and genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease
Sex hormones such as estrogen fluctuate across the female lifespan, with high levels during
reproductive years and natural decline during the transition to menopause. Women's …
reproductive years and natural decline during the transition to menopause. Women's …
[HTML][HTML] Menopause age, reproductive span and hormone therapy duration predict the volume of medial temporal lobe brain structures in postmenopausal women
JJ Steventon, TM Lancaster, ES Baker… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Medial temporal lobe (MTL) atrophy is correlated with risk and severity of Alzheimer disease
(AD) pathology and cognitive decline. Increasing evidence suggest that oestrogens affect …
(AD) pathology and cognitive decline. Increasing evidence suggest that oestrogens affect …
[HTML][HTML] Altered brain morphology and functional connectivity in postmenopausal women: automatic segmentation of whole-brain and thalamic subnuclei and resting …
GW Kim, K Park, YH Kim, GW Jeong - Aging (Albany NY), 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The transition to menopause is associated with various physiological changes, including
alterations in brain structure and function. However, menopause-related structural and …
alterations in brain structure and function. However, menopause-related structural and …
Associations of sex, age, and cardiometabolic risk profiles with brain structure and cognition: a UK Biobank latent class analysis
Background and Objectives It is unknown whether there are sex-related profiles of
cardiometabolic health that contribute differently to age-related changes in brain health …
cardiometabolic health that contribute differently to age-related changes in brain health …
Impact of sex and reproductive status on memory circuitry structure and function in early midlife using structural covariance analysis
Research on age‐related memory alterations traditionally targets individuals aged≥ 65
years. However, recent studies emphasize the importance of early aging processes. We …
years. However, recent studies emphasize the importance of early aging processes. We …