PET scans of brain metabolism in cognitively normal adults aged 20-82 revealed that compared with male brains, female brains metabolically appeared three to four years younger on average; the findings suggest that sex affects brain aging, which might influence resilience to neurodegeneration later in life.
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Article #18-15917: "Persistent metabolic youth in the aging female brain," by Manu S. Goyal et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Manu S. Goyal, Washington University in St. Louis, MO; tel: 314-601-4865; email: goyalm@wustl.edu , msgoyal@gmail.com
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences