Study: Alzheimer’s Screening Tools May Work Differently for Men and Women

A Georgia State University study shows standard cognitive screening tools used to monitor Alzheimer’s disease may not reflect underlying brain changes in the same way for women and men. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s are women. New Georgia State research, published in the journal Brain Communications, adds to growing evidence that Alzheimer’s may progress differently in men and women, and that those differences could matter in clinical care. It also suggests doctors may need to interpret common tests differently for each sex.