Associated with poorer mental health outcomes and reduced quality of life, obesity is on the rise in the United States. Currently, more than 30% of American adults are classified as obese. A risk factor for several diseases, ...
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The protein FKBP51 is considered a risk factor for psychiatric disorders. However, for the first time, new research results have shown positive effects. Instead of making people anxious or impairing their ability to think, ...
Jun 2, 2023
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One of the core symptoms experienced by patients with fibromyalgia is chronic pain. A team from the LWL Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has investigated the brain changes ...
May 26, 2023
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A new paper from researchers at King's, in collaboration with Muhimbili University in Dar es Salaam, provides an in-depth analysis at why people of the female sex may have milder symptoms for sickle cell disease, specifically ...
May 18, 2023
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Women are about twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Some of that is age; in the U.S., women outlive men by five to six years, and advanced age is the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer's. But ...
May 2, 2023
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Researchers have established that biological sex plays a role in determining an individual's risk of brain disorders. For example, boys are more likely to be diagnosed with behavioral conditions like autism or attention deficit ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Scientists have developed new technology to help couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) due to male fertility problems to increase their chances of success in having a baby.
Apr 6, 2023
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To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that the virus can hide its genetic code. Now, in a study using blood samples from men ...
Mar 27, 2023
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It's a controversial notion, but couples undergoing fertility treatments may soon be able to select the sex of their baby—with an 80% chance of success, doctors say.
Mar 22, 2023
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It has long been known that viral infections can be more severe in males than females, but the question as to why has remained a mystery—until possibly now. The key may lie in an epigenetic regulator that boosts the activity ...
Mar 17, 2023
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