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Why are 2/3 of Alzheimer's patients women? Our newly published study found women with AD have distinctly different lipid profiles - less unsaturated fats. Men with AD don't show these changes.

This is why sex-stratified analysis is important, especially in AD.

doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Lipid profiling reveals unsaturated lipid reduction in women with Alzheimer's disease
INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurological disease that disproportionately affects women. This study aimed to investigate sex-specific single lipids associated with AD. ME...
doi.org
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reposted
Our latest paper in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) metabolism in preprint
👉🏼sex-specific differences linked to AD.
👉🏼Women with AD exhibit lower levels of unsaturated lipids in blood and higher levels of saturated lipids compared to controls.
#precisionmedicine
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Lipid profiling reveals a deficit of lipids with unsaturated fatty acids in women with Alzheimers disease
Introduction: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurological disease that disproportionately affects women. This study aimed to investigate sex-specific single lipids associated with AD. Metho...
www.medrxiv.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM