Standard tests designed to measure memory declines may be missing signs of trouble in women, a new study says.
"If women are inaccurately identified as having no problems with memory and thinking skills when they actually have mild cognitive impairment, then treatments are not being started and they and their families are not planning ahead for their care or their financial or legal situations," said study author Erin Sundermann, from the University of California, San Diego.
"And for men who are inaccurately diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, they can be exposed to unneeded medications, along with undueIn this study, researchers analyzed memory test scores from hundreds of U.S. women and men and found that 10% more women were diagnosed with MCI and 10% fewer men were diagnosed with the condition when sex-specific scores were used.
In men whose diagnosis changed from MCI to normal when the sex-specific scores were used, their brain changes closely resembled healthy older adults. These findings suggest that the use of sex-specific scores on memory tests for MCI and Alzheimer's disease improves the accuracy of diagnoses, according to the study published online Oct. 9 in the journal"If these results are confirmed, they have vital implications," Sundermann said in a journal news release.
"These combined factors would result in research that reduces the estimate of how well treatments work for both men and women," she explained.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Change in memory tests could help catch Alzheimer's earlier in womenNew research suggests that adjusting memory test scoring could help identify more women with mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's.
Weiterlesen »
Rico Rodriguez Takes a Walk Down Modern Family Memory LaneExclusive! The ABC star opens up about his time on the Emmy-winning comedy
Weiterlesen »
Memory Card Found With Brutal Videos and Photos Leads to Murder ArrestMemory cards often hold troves of information. Well-meaning people have used the photos and videos stored on them to return lost cards found to their rightful owners.But a memory card that someone recently picked up off the ground in Anchorage led to the arrest of a city resident this week on a first-degree
Weiterlesen »
Alaskan man arrested for murder after video and picture evidence was recovered from a memory cardAn Alaskan man has been arrested for murder after video and picture evidence was recovered from a memory card.
Weiterlesen »
Dove Cameron Said 'Descendants' Keeps the Memory of Cameron Boyce Alive“It feels like Cameron is still here, when you watch it”
Weiterlesen »