Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in older humans

CK Barha, JC Davis, RS Falck, LS Nagamatsu… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exercise is a non-pharmacological strategy to mitigate the deleterious effects of aging on
brain health. However, a large amount of variation exists in its efficacy. Sex of participants …

Gender differences in Parkinson's disease: a clinical perspective

D Georgiev, K Hamberg, M Hariz… - Acta Neurologica …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Available data indicate that there are gender differences in many features of Parkinson's
disease (PD). Precise identification of the gender differences is important to tailor treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences and menstrual cycle dependent changes in cognitive strategies during spatial navigation and verbal fluency

A Scheuringer, B Pletzer - Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Men typically outperform women in spatial navigation tasks, while the advantage of women
in verbal fluency is more controversial. Sex differences in cognitive abilities have been …

Stress and gender effects on prefrontal cortex oxygenation levels assessed during single and dual‐task walking conditions

R Holtzer, C Schoen, E Demetriou… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to walk is critical for functional independence and wellbeing. The pre‐frontal
cortex (PFC) plays a key role in cognitive control of locomotion, notably under attention …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in verbal fluency: The role of strategies and instructions

A Scheuringer, R Wittig, B Pletzer - Cognitive processing, 2017 - Springer
Sex differences in verbal fluency performance and strategies are highly controversial,
nevertheless suggesting a slight female advantage at least for phonemic fluency. A …

[HTML][HTML] Moderating effects of sex on the impact of diagnosis and amyloid positivity on verbal memory and hippocampal volume

JZK Caldwell, JL Berg, JL Cummings, SJ Banks… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) impacts men and women differently, but the effect of
sex on predementia stages is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine whether …

Nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: gender and ethnic differences

A Sauerbier, A Lenka, A Aris, PK Pal - International Review of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nonmotor symptoms (NMS) are recognized to profoundly affect the quality of life of patients
with Parkinson's disease (PD) and of their caregivers. In order to further understand the …

Gender differences of neuropsychological profiles in cognitively normal older people without amyloid pathology

J Zhang, W Zhou, L Wang, X Zhang… - Comprehensive psychiatry, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the impact of sex on cognition among cognitively normal older
people without amyloid pathology. Methods The study sample consisted of 83 males (mean …

Gender differences in cognitive test performance in adults with heart failure

AD Rochette, MB Spitznagel, LH Sweet… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Cognitive deficits are found in up to 73% of persons with heart failure (HF) and
are associated with increased mortality and other poor clinical outcomes. It is known that …

[PDF][PDF] Modifiable and Non-modifiable Risk Factors in Cognitive and Cerebrovascular Aging

A Tyndall - 2017 - prism.ucalgary.ca
For the first time in Canadian history, the number of Canadians over the age of 65 has
surpassed those 14 years and younger making Canada an aging society. This trend is the …