Women’s Brain Health: Risks, Research, and What We Need Next

Women are disproportionately and differentially impacted by Alzheimer’s disease: two-thirds of the individuals living with Alzheimer’s are women, and a wide range of influences throughout life—from endocrine and vascular changes to genetic, environmental, and psychosocial factors—lead to differences in risk between men and women. An understanding of these factors and their potential impact is critical to delivering personalized diagnoses, risk reduction strategies, and disease interventions. This session will bring together researchers with unique and complementary perspectives to reveal new and important directions in the field of sex differences in Alzheimer’s.

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