MeSH tree: C16.320.180.830
Researchers have developed an innovative new nanopore sequencing assay to identify carriers of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading cause of monogenic autism spectrum disorder and inherited intellectual disabilities. The ...
Jun 12, 2025
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Height is one of the most evident sex-based differences observed in humans, as men are on an average 13 cm (5 inches) taller than women. Sex hormones certainly play a significant role in driving this dimorphism, but they ...
A team of pharmaceutical researchers at Novartis Biomedical Research, working with an international team of associates, has found that the drug mavoglurant can reduce use in people with cocaine use disorder. In their study, ...
In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world's first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three young girls across North Carolina.
Mar 3, 2025
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Building on more than two decades of research, a study by MIT neuroscientists at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory reports a new way to treat pathology and symptoms of fragile X syndrome, the most common genetically-caused ...
Feb 20, 2025
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More than half of all men with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) are unaware that they have the condition. Among those who do receive a diagnosis, only about half get the treatment they need.
Feb 13, 2025
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Women are born with two X chromosomes and inherit one from each parent. But in every cell of their body, just one X chromosome is needed—so the other is randomly inactivated. Some cells use only a maternal X chromosome; others ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Why have males been overrepresented among geniuses in STEM fields so far? A popular biological psychological explanation is the "Extreme Male Brain Theory" (EMB), which suggests that an overdose of prenatal androgen (male ...
Jan 8, 2025
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How does an extra X chromosome lead to infertility in men? Professor Qiao Jie and her team at Peking University Third Hospital revealed why Klinefelter syndrome, a common genetic condition affecting one in every 600 men, ...
Nov 8, 2024
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Increased risk for autism appears to be linked to the Y chromosome, a Geisinger Health System study has found, offering a new explanation for the greater prevalence of autism in males. The results are published in Nature ...
Oct 17, 2024
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