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- Research review· Progress in neurobiology
Brain damage from stroke follows different patterns in men and women
This review examines how biological sex and aging affect how the brain responds to stroke injury. Before menopause, female brains use different cell-death pathways than male brains; after menopause, women lose earlier protective advantages and show patterns more like older men.
Why it matters: Understanding sex differences in stroke could guide doctors toward personalized treatments based on a patient's sex and age rather than one-size-fits-all approaches.
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