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Why are women twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s as men? (news.harvard.edu)
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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

One might be tempted to explain the disparity as a natural consequence of women living longer. But those studying the disease say that wouldn’t account for such a large difference, and they’re not precisely sure what would.

Any competent statistical/scientific study will account for obvious population disparities.

[–] limer@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 6 days ago

My theory is that nano and microplastics accumulate differently in women due to fatty tissue differences , and this is somehow an intermediate step