Sex hormones, sleep, and memory: interrelationships across the adult female lifespan

YA Harrington, JM Parisi, D Duan… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the population of older adults grows, so will the prevalence of aging-related conditions,
including memory impairments and sleep disturbances, both of which are more common …

Impact of sex steroids and reproductive stage on sleep-dependent memory consolidation in women

FC Baker, N Sattari, M de Zambotti, A Goldstone… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2019 - Elsevier
Age and sex are two of the three major risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (ApoE-e4 allele is
the third), with women having a twofold greater risk for Alzheimer's disease after the age of …

Sex and Sleep Disruption as Contributing Factors in Alzheimer's Disease

CE Johnson, MJ Duncan… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects more women than men, with women throughout the
menopausal transition potentially being the most under researched and at-risk group. Sleep …

Endogenous and exogenous estrogen exposures: how women's reproductive health can drive brain aging and inform Alzheimer's prevention

S Jett, N Malviya, E Schelbaum, G Jang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Female sex and Alzheimer's risk: the menopause connection

O Scheyer, A Rahman, H Hristov, C Berkowitz… - The journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Along with advanced age and apolipoprotein E (APOE)-4 genotype, female sex is a major
risk factor for developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD). Considering that AD …

Role of ovarian hormones in the modulation of sleep in females across the adult lifespan

AMC Brown, NJ Gervais - Endocrinology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Ovarian hormones, including 17β-estradiol, are implicated in numerous physiological
processes, including sleep. Beginning at puberty, girls report more sleep complaints than …

Women's brain aging: Effects of sex‐hormone exposure, pregnancies, and genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease

AMG de Lange, C Barth, T Kaufmann… - Human brain …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and gender driven modifiers of Alzheimer's: the role for estrogenic control across age, race, medical, and lifestyle risks

A Rahman, H Jackson, H Hristov… - Frontiers in aging …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Research indicates that after advanced age, the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's
disease is female sex. Out of every three AD patients, two are females with postmenopausal …

Impact of sex and menopausal status on episodic memory circuitry in early midlife

EG Jacobs, BK Weiss, N Makris… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Cognitive neuroscience of aging studies traditionally target participants age 65 and older.
However, epidemiological surveys show that many women report increased forgetfulness …

Accelerated aging‐related transcriptome changes in the female prefrontal cortex

Y Yuan, YPP Chen, J Boyd‐Kirkup, P Khaitovich… - Aging cell, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Human female life expectancy is higher than that of males. Intriguingly, it has been reported
that women display faster rates of age‐related cognitive decline and a higher prevalence of …