Among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and elevated brain levels of both proteins, brain changes occurred up to 20 times faster in women than in men, suggesting that alpha-synuclein may drive faster dementia progression in women, Mayo Clinic researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
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Protein related to Parkinson’s linked to faster Alzheimer’s progression in women
March 8, 2026Among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and elevated brain levels of both proteins, brain changes occurred up to 20 times faster in women than in men, suggesting that alpha-synuclein may drive faster dementia progression in women, Mayo Clinic researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.