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Newest in this topic

  1. Sex differences in blood biomarkers and cognitive performance in individuals with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease 2023-06-06
  2. Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease: plasma MMP-9 and markers of disease severity 2022-11-02
  3. Sex differences in risk factors that predict progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's dementia 2022-08-15

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2022 to 2023

Top journals

  • Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 1
  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 1
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 1

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  1. Sex differences in blood biomarkers and cognitive performance in individuals with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association 2023-06-06 Biomarkers

    Our findings suggest that, among PSEN1 mutation carriers, females had a greater rate of neurodegeneration than males, yet it did not predict cognitive performance.

  2. Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease: plasma MMP-9 and markers of disease severity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 71 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2022-11-02 Biomarkers

    MMP-9 may have more detrimental effects on AD-related pathological and cognitive changes in women.

  3. Sex differences in risk factors that predict progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS 2022-08-15 Biomarkers

    Men and women with MCI may to differ for which factors predict subsequent dementia although future analyses with greater power are needed to evaluate sex differences.

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