La memoria verbal de las mujeres puede retrasar años el diagnóstico de alzhéimer

21 de mayo de 2026

Reportado por IA

Las mujeres mantienen puntuaciones normales en las pruebas de memoria estándar durante casi tres años más que los hombres, incluso después de que comienzan los cambios cerebrales relacionados con el alzhéimer. Esta ventaja cognitiva puede enmascarar los primeros signos de la enfermedad y retrasar el tratamiento. Un nuevo análisis de estudios a largo plazo en Estados Unidos y Canadá pone de relieve este problema.

Investigadores dirigidos por Sasha Novozhilova en la Universidad McGill analizaron datos de adultos mayores que se sometieron a pruebas cognitivas y escáneres cerebrales regulares. Los participantes recordaron listas de 15 palabras en condiciones inmediatas, retrasadas y de distracción. Las mujeres con una acumulación significativa de amiloide en sus cerebros continuaron obteniendo puntuaciones normales durante una media de 2,7 años más que los hombres con una patología comparable.

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La memoria verbal de las mujeres puede retrasar años el diagnóstico de alzhéimer

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