MedPage Today (8/20, George) reports a study found that “women with Alzheimer’s disease had lower levels of unsaturated lipids – including those containing omega fatty acids – compared with controls.” Researchers observed that among study participants, “lipid families containing highly unsaturated fatty acids were reduced and those containing saturated lipids were increased.” They noted “no similar lipid difference in men with Alzheimer’s disease versus cognitively healthy men. The effects of unsaturated phospholipids on Alzheimer’s were not mediated by cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or apolipoprotein B.” Researchers noted that “other findings have suggested that women may take a greater hit from impaired mitochondrial energy production in Alzheimer’s disease, which can affect fatty acid metabolism and manifest as differences in the lipidome.” The study was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)