Study finds why women with Alzheimer’s disease experience faster memory decline

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Study finds why women with Alzheimer’s disease experience faster memory decline
L-R: LKCMedicine Research Fellow Dr Jessica Ruth Gaunt; LKCMedicine Asst Prof Ch’ng Toh Hean, Nanyang Assistant Professor; Associate Professor Sajikumar Sreedharan, Department of Physiology, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; and LKCMedicine Senior Research Fellow Dr Sheeja Navakkode. Credit: Nanyang Technological University

Alzheimer’s disease is the world’s most common neurodegenerative disease, affecting the memory, thinking and behavior of over 40 million people worldwide. It accounts for 60 to 70 percent of dementia cases and is known to affect more women than men.

A joint study by NTU Singapore and National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists…

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