When elderly patients and their families report symptoms of memory loss, experienced
clinicians know that these concerns refer to a range of cognitive abilities or to general …

Background A disease of unknown aetiology, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common
type of dementia. As the elderly population grows worldwide, the number of patients with AD …

In the following brief report, we examined gender differences in incidence rates of any
dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone, and non-Alzheimer's dementia alone in 16,926 …

Age effects on cognitive functioning are well-documented, but effects of sex on trajectories of
cognitive aging are less clear. We examined cognitive ability across a variety of measures …

With the aging of the population, the burden of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is rapidly
expanding. More than 5 million people in the US alone are affected with AD and this number …

A systematic review was conducted to identify risk factors associated with the onset and
progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moderate and high quality systematic reviews …

After advanced age, female sex is the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
(AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting over 24 million people worldwide. The …

Alzheimer disease (AD) is biologically defined by the presence of β-amyloid-containing
plaques and tau-containing neurofibrillary tangles. AD is a genetic and sporadic …

Studies have shown differences in specific cognitive ability domains and risk of Alzheimer's
disease between the men and women at later age. However it is important to know that sex …

Estrogen is a fundamental regulator of the metabolic system of the female brain and body.
Within the brain, estrogen regulates glucose transport, aerobic glycolysis, and mitochondrial …