Sex-specific neurotoxic effects of heavy metal pollutants: Epidemiological, experimental evidence and candidate mechanisms

M Gade, N Comfort, DB Re - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) are ubiquitous environmental
pollutants and are known to exert severe adverse impacts on the nervous system even at …

Sex and gender considerations in Alzheimer's disease: The Women's Brain Project contribution

L Castro-Aldrete, MV Moser, G Putignano… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The global population is expected to have about 131.5 million people living with Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and other dementias by 2050, posing a severe health crisis. Dementia is a …

Incidence of syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration in 9 European countries

G Logroscino, M Piccininni, C Graff, O Hardiman… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Diagnostic incidence data for syndromes associated with frontotemporal lobar
degeneration (FTLD) in multinational studies are urgent in light of upcoming therapeutic …

Sex differences in the genetic architecture of cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease

JM Eissman, L Dumitrescu, ER Mahoney, AN Smith… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Approximately 30% of elderly adults are cognitively unimpaired at time of death despite the
presence of Alzheimer's disease neuropathology at autopsy. Studying individuals who are …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging in frontotemporal dementia: heterogeneity and relationships with underlying neuropathology

BT Peet, S Spina, N Mundada, R La Joie - Neurotherapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Frontotemporal dementia encompasses a group of clinical syndromes defined
pathologically by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes. Historically, these …

Progranulin loss results in sex-dependent dysregulation of the peripheral and central immune system

MC Houser, O Uriarte Huarte, RL Wallings… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Progranulin (PGRN) is a secreted glycoprotein, the expression of which is
linked to several neurodegenerative diseases. Although its specific function is still unclear …

Sex influences clinical phenotype in frontotemporal dementia

M Pengo, A Alberici, I Libri, A Benussi, Y Gadola… - Neurological …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) encompasses a wide spectrum of genetic,
clinical, and histological findings. Sex is emerging as a potential biological variable …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with caregiver burden in caregivers of older patients with dementia in Indonesia

YSE Putri, IGNE Putra, A Falahaini… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This cross-sectional study aimed to identify caregiver burden and its determinants in the
informal caregivers of older patients with dementia (PWDs) aged≥ 60 years in Java …

Gender/sex differences in the association of mild behavioral impairment with cognitive aging

K Wolfova, B Creese, D Aarsland… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: While the gender/sex differences in neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia
population are well described, gender/sex differences in mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in …

White matter hyperintensities and smaller cortical thickness are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases

M Ozzoude, B Varriano, D Beaton, J Ramirez… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are a core feature of most
neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases. White matter hyperintensities and brain …