UW-Milwaukee Team Researches Alzheimer’s Uneven Impact On Women
Memory Disease That Affects More Women Expected To Hit 13.9M People By 2060
The number of Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is expected to more than double by 2060, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and one research group in Milwaukee is studying why its impact on women is greater than men.
As the population ages, the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease is projected to grow to 13.9 million in 2060 from 5.7 million in 2018. About two-thirds of those affected by the memory-related disease are women, said Karyn Frick, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Frick is leading a team to study how women are impacted by the disease that scientists think has something to do with the build up of proteins in the brain.
We’re working on the female piece of the puzzle, trying to understand why women are at greater risk for the disease”We’re working on the female piece of the puzzle, trying to understand why women are at greater risk for the disease,” she said.
Frick said that Alzheimer’s disease is greater occurrence within women might be linked to menopause, which impacts the hormones produced by ovaries.
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