Association of reproductive history with brain MRI biomarkers of dementia risk in midlife

E Schelbaum, L Loughlin, S Jett, C Zhang, G Jang… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives To examine associations between indicators of estrogen
exposure from women's reproductive history and brain MRI biomarkers of Alzheimer disease …

Reproductive period and risk of dementia in a diverse cohort of health care members

P Gilsanz, C Lee, MM Corrada, CH Kawas… - Neurology, 2019 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Women have> 50% greater lifetime risk of dementia than men but the role of
female-specific endocrine milieu is not well-understood. This study evaluates associations …

[HTML][HTML] Association of earlier age at menopause with risk of incident dementia, brain structural indices and the potential mediators: a prospective community-based …

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 …

Age at surgical menopause influences cognitive decline and Alzheimer pathology in older women

R Bove, E Secor, LB Chibnik, LL Barnes… - Neurology, 2014 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the association between age at surgical menopause and both
cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology in 2 longitudinal cohorts. Methods …

Sex-driven modifiers of Alzheimer risk: a multimodality brain imaging study

A Rahman, E Schelbaum, K Hoffman, I Diaz, H Hristov… - Neurology, 2020 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To investigate sex differences in late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD) risks by
means of multimodality brain biomarkers (β-amyloid load via 11C-Pittsburgh compound B …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive history and risk of cognitive impairment in elderly women: a cross-sectional study in eastern China

FD Li, F He, TR Chen, YY Xiao, ST Lin… - Journal of …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Background: Epidemiological studies suggest that proxies of higher lifetime estrogen
exposure are associated with better cognitive function in postmenopausal women, but this …

A lifecourse perspective on female sex-specific risk factors for later life cognition

A Peterson, SE Tom - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is
greater in women compared to men. We provide a review of female sex-specific risk factors …

Postmenopausal hormone therapy and regional brain volumes: the WHIMS-MRI Study

SM Resnick, MA Espeland, SA Jaramillo, C Hirsch… - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To determine whether menopausal hormone therapy (HT) affects regional brain
volumes, including hippocampal and frontal regions. Methods: Brain MRI scans were …

Estrogen, brain structure, and cognition in p ostmenopausal women

CP Boyle, CA Raji, KI Erickson, OL Lopez… - Human brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Declining estrogen levels before, during, and after menopause can affect memory and risk
for Alzheimer's disease. Undesirable side effects of hormone variations emphasize a role for …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …