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UCI MIND Investigators Featured in UCI News for New Study on Sex Differences in AD Pathology Among Individuals with Down Syndrome

Left to right: Elizabeth Andrews and Dr. Elizabeth Head

UCI News highlighted a newly published study in Alzheimer’s and Dementia led by Elizabeth Andrews, a PhD candidate in Dr. Elizabeth Head’s Lab, showing that women with Down syndrome may develop Alzheimer’s disease more rapidly than men. To read the UCI news article, click here.

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