Studies have identified sex and/or gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease, but few have examined other dementias. We highlight sex and gender differences in other dementias, discuss sociocultural factors and provide a framework for future global studies.
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C.V.-C. receives funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) K99AG073452. M.M.M. receives funding from the National Institute on Aging (RF1 AG055151, U54 AG044170, RF1 AG077386; RF1 AG079397). C.U.-M. is funded by Janssen R&D, Gates Ventures, Takeda and Merck, and received project grants from the RoseTrees Foundation Trust, Alzheimer Research UK and the British Society for Neuroendocrinology.
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Vila-Castelar, C., Udeh-Momoh, C., Aggarwal, N.T. et al. Sex and gender considerations in dementia: a call for global research. Nat Aging 3, 463–465 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-023-00374-5
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