AAIC 2019: Why is Alzheimer’s disease more prevalent in women? Sex-specific differences reported

Four new papers presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2019 (AAIC; 14–18 July, Los Angeles, CA, USA) have found variances in the risk and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) between men and women, including sex-specific differences in the spread of tau protein, risk genes and levels of brain glucose metabolism. According to the Alzheimer’s Association (IL, USA), two-thirds of people living with AD in the USA are women. Recent studies presented at AAIC 2019 reveal how sex-specific differences could help to explain why more women than men have Alzheimer’s. “The majority of people living with Alzheimer’s are women and...