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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Sex-specific brain reserve and progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease dementia.

Xulin Liu, Sterre C M de Boer, Maria Carmela Tartaglia, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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Xulin LiuKrembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sterre C M de BoerAlzheimer Center Amsterdam, Neurology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Maria Carmela TartagliaKrembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - SupplementU01AG024904 · NIA · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE RES &EDUC · PI WEINER, MICHAEL W · 2004 to 2015
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Technology and Remote Assessment CoreU19AG063911 · NIA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI John Kornak · 2019 to 2026
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Early Onset AD Consortium - the LEAD Study (LEADS)U01AG057195 · NIA · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI APOSTOLOVA, LIANA G, CARRILLO, MARIA C · 2018 to 2023
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Smartphone-Based "Burst" Cognitive AssessmentsP01AG003991 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN MORRIS · 1985 to 2026
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The Clinical Significance of Incidental White Matter Lesions on MRI Amongst a Diverse Population with Cognitive Complaints (INDEED)U19NS120384 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI DAVID K JOHNSON · 2020 to 2026
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THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF INTRA-NASAL INSULIN DETEMIRP50AG005136 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI GRABOWSKI, THOMAS J. · 1985 to 2019
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The natural history of AB accumulation in preclinical ADP01AG026276 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MORRIS, JOHN · 2005 to 2025
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Satellite Diagnostic and Treatment Clinic CoreP50AG008702 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI DE JAGER, PHILIP L · 1989 to 2019
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National Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterU24AG072122 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STEPHENS, KARI A · 2021 to 2025
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Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational SciencesUL1TR000448 · NCATS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI EVANOFF, BRADLEY A · 2012 to 2016
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSex differences exist in Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatment response, but the role of sex in disease development and progression remains unclear.

methodsWe performed multimodal analyses of AD biomarker-positive individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and AD from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI; MCI n = 593, AD n = 270) and National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (MCI n = 436, AD n = 174). Baseline gray matter volume (GMV) was compared by sex. In ADNI, tau positron emission tomography burden and cerebrospinal fluid growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) were assessed. Longitudinal analyses examined atrophy and conversion from MCI to dementia.

resultsFemales with MCI exhibited greater baseline GMV than males primarily in the thalamus, caudate, cerebellum, postcentral gyrus, and middle cingulate gyrus, with no differences at the AD stage. Despite this, females exhibited higher baseline GAP-43, greater tau burden in temporal and parietal regions, and more rapid annual hippocampal atrophy. Conversion rates were similar. DISCUSSION: Findings suggest that females may tolerate greater pathology at early stages but experience faster neurodegeneration later, supporting sex-specific disease trajectories and highlighting the need for sex-informed biomarkers.

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Alzheimer DiseaseBrainCognitive DysfunctionSex CharacteristicsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrophyBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleGray MatterHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePositron-Emission TomographyBiomarkerstau ProteinsAlzheimer's diseasebrain reservediversitymild cognitive impairmentneurodegenerationresiliencesex differencesynapsetau

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PMID42869847
PMCPMC13661747

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