Health
Diet key to lifespan and fertility
It may be possible to live longer and increase fertility by manipulating diet, according to world-first research in mice from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.
Mar 3, 2015
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News tagged with female mice
Neuroscience
The brain's tiny thrill-seekers
Microglia, the immune cells of the central nervous system, differ in male and female mice. MDC researchers have reported on the sex-specific features in Cell Reports. Their findings could change how we treat neurological ...
Sep 4, 2018
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Health
Menopausal changes to female heart happen earlier than thought
It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause- the stage before menopause sets in.
May 23, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover region of male mice brain involved in asserting dominance
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has located a part of the brain in male mice that appears to play a key role in dominance behavior with other male mice. In their paper ...
Medical research
Scientists isolate egg-producing stem cells from adult human ovaries
For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have isolated egg-producing stem cells from the ovaries of reproductive age women and shown these cells can produce what appear to be normal egg cells or ...
Feb 26, 2012
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Neuroscience
Women are more susceptible to Alzheimer's: New evidence
Epidemiological studies have shown that women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the cause of this phenomenon has been unclear.
Mar 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Parsing dopamine's different pain sensitivity role in males, females
Males and females, generally speaking, experience and respond to pain differently, but scientists have yet to understand all the brain circuits involved in these differences. Now, new research from the UNC School of Medicine ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Genetics
Taste buds may play role in fostering obesity in offspring
Cornell food scientists show in animal studies that a mother's high-fat diet may lead to more sweet-taste receptors and a greater attraction to unhealthy food in their offspring—resulting in poor feeding behavior, obesity ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
A common medication restores social deficits in autism mouse model
Reducing the function of the autism-associated gene Pcdh10 leads to impairments in social behavior, according to a study published in Biological Psychiatry. Reducing Pcdh10 function also disrupted the structure and function ...
Jan 26, 2017
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Medical research
Kisspeptin boosts male sexual appetite and reduces anxiety
Increased activity of the hormone, kisspeptin, enhances sexual attraction and decreases anxiety in male mice, according to new research presented today at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Harrogate. The ...
Nov 5, 2017
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