Why is Alzheimer’s More Common in Women?

Access the mentioned paper here:Trying to Unravel Why Alzheimer Disease Is More Common in WomenBy Rita Rubin, MAhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839498# Access mentioned courses here:Women’s Mental Health Course:https://psychscene.co/41RwJx2 Alzheimer’s Disease Course:https://psychscene.co/4vNaeqH In this episode, Dr Sanil Rege examines why Alzheimer’s disease is more common in women and what this means for clinical assessment, prevention, and treatment.The discussion reviews a 2025 JAMA medical news feature (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839498#) on sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease and outlines a life-course model showing how sex-related vulnerability may shape disease onset, progression, and clinical expression.This video provides clinicians with a sex-informed clinical framework for assessing Alzheimer’s risk in women through the lens of hormonal transitions, cognitive reserve, and later-life neurodegenerative expression.Chapters:00:21 Alzheimer’s Disease in Women02:59 Beyond Longevity03:40 Survival Differences After Dementia Diagnosis04:34 Tau Pathology and Steeper Later Decline06:00 Menopause and Hormonal Vulnerability08:11 Modifiable Midlife Risk Factors in Women13:18 A Sex-Informed Life-Course Formulation1#Alzheimer's #Psychiatry #Dementia