Gender | Alzheimer's Society

Why is dementia different for women?

Understanding the differences between men and women in their risk of dementia could help scientists develop better treatments. We discuss these differences, as well as why dementia researchers still have a long way to go to fully understand them.

5 women making an impact for people living with dementia

Women in dementia research: How Alzheimer’s Society is supporting researchers

07 October 2021

Female chromosomes offer resilience to Alzheimer's - Alzheimer's Society responds

It’s exciting to see how this unpicks the differences in risk of dementia for men and women and could contribute to our understanding of how our genes provide resilience to Alzheimer’s disease.

New research suggests sex-specific genes could hold answers to Alzheimer's disease risk – Alzheimer’s Society comment

New research presented today (Tuesday 16th July) at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.

New research suggests gender differences could explain the spread of tau in the brain – Alzheimer’s Society comment

New research presented today (Tuesday 16th July) at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.

Women are bearing the brunt of the Government’s inaction on social care

New findings from Age UK show that hundreds of thousands of people, predominantly women, are taking on the majority of social care in the UK.

Gap In Life Expectancy Between Richest And Poorest Widens, Study Finds

A "perfect storm" of stagnating wages and benefits cuts has led to the gap in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in the England widening, according to new research.

Research news in brief: Summer 2018

Harder diagnosis in men?

From our Autumn 2016 Care and cure magazine - research challenges the idea that dementia is more common in women.

Cognitive reserve

From our winter 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, find out more about new research that indicates women typically have better verbal memory skills compared to men.

Age and menopause

A study published on 11 April 2018 suggests fluctuations in the female hormone oestrogen over a woman's life played a bigger role than age of menopause onset alone.

Rural women affected by dementia demand action