Women's higher brain metabolic rate compensates for early Alzheimer's pathology

Women's higher brain metabolic rate compensates for early Alzheimer's pathology

Abstract Introduction: The female advantage in brain metabolic function may confer cognitive resilience against Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: A total of 1259 participants (44% women; 52% mild cognitive impairment; 18% AD) aged 55 to 90 from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiat...

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Main Authors: Erin E. Sundermann, Pauline M. Maki, Sarah Reddy, Mark W. Bondi, Anat Biegon, for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Subjects:
Alzheimer's disease
brain metabolism
brain volume
cognition
sex
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12121

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