Sex and gender differences in brain disease | Antonella Santuccione-Chadha | TEDxCarouge

There are differences in the number of diseases affecting the female and male brain” says pathologist and neuroscientist, Antonella Santuccione Chadha. She shares medical facts about differences in numbers, symptoms and therapeutic approaches for brain disease affecting women or men and how neuroscience, drug developers and health professional should take them into account. Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha is a medical doctor with profound expertise in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mental disorders.

Dr. Santuccione Chadha joined the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products in Bern as an Expert Clinical Reviewer for brain diseases in 2014. Previously, she was trained within the General Directorate for Health and Food Safety at the European Commission. She is a founder of the Non Profit Organization Women’s Brain Project. She worked for several years in a specialized ward for patients living with dementia. She is an editor for the scientific journal “Matters” and author of several scientific publications. Her current scientific interest is about the influence of sex and gender factors on mental disorders and how to take them into account when designing diagnostic and treatment solutions. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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