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5 women making an impact for people living with dementia

07 March 2022

Female chromosomes offer resilience to Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Society responds

It’s exciting to see how this unpicks the differences in risk of dementia for men and women and could contribute to our understanding of how our genes provide resilience to Alzheimer’s disease.

New research suggests sex-specific genes could hold answers to Alzheimer's disease risk – Alzheimer’s Society comment

New research presented today (Tuesday 16th July) at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.

New research suggests gender differences could explain the spread of tau in the brain – Alzheimer’s Society comment

New research presented today (Tuesday 16th July) at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.

Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care

New findings from Age UK show that hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women, are taking on the majority of social care in the UK.

Gap In Life Expectancy Between Richest And Poorest Widens, Study Finds

A "perfect storm" of stagnating wages and benefits cuts has led to the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in the England widening, according to new research.

Cognitive reserve

From our winter 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, find out more about new research that indicates women typically have better verbal memory skills compared to men.

Age and menopause

A study published on 11 April 2018 suggests fluctuations in the female hormone oestrogen over a woman's life played a bigger role than age of menopause onset alone.

Carey Mulligan addresses the UN on women and dementia

Carey Mulligan will today address the UN, stating that dementia is a global women’s health and human rights issue that can no longer be ignored.

Women’s better verbal memory skills could make them more resilient to early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Women typically have better verbal memory skills, compared to men, and new research indicates this could make them more resilient to the damage caused to brain cells in early stages of Alzheimer’s.

Research suggests middle-aged women with high blood pressure could be at increased risk of dementia

Women who develop high blood pressure in their 40s may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a study published today, 4 October 2017, in the medical journal Neurology.

Why is dementia different for women?

5 women making an impact for people living with dementia

Female chromosomes offer resilience to Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Society responds

New research suggests sex-specific genes could hold answers to Alzheimer's disease risk – Alzheimer’s Society comment

New research suggests gender differences could explain the spread of tau in the brain – Alzheimer’s Society comment

Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care

Gap In Life Expectancy Between Richest And Poorest Widens, Study Finds

Cognitive reserve

Age and menopause

Carey Mulligan addresses the UN on women and dementia

Women’s better verbal memory skills could make them more resilient to early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Research suggests middle-aged women with high blood pressure could be at increased risk of dementia

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