Sex differences in astrocytic reactivity and its association with cognitive decline in cognitively unimpaired older adults
Chelsea Reichert Plaska, Tovia Jacobs, Davide Bruno, Sang Han Lee, Bruno Pietro Imbimbo, Ricardo Osorio, Andréa Lessa Benedet, Nicholas James Ashton, Henrik Zetterberg, Nunzio Pomara, the Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Neuroimaging Initiative
This study examines sex differences in plasma GFAP levels and their association with AD biomarkers and cognitive decline in older adults, finding higher GFAP in females but no consistent sex-specific effects on cognitive decline.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience