During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex, according to researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
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A new USC study of a common, yet poorly understood type of white blood cell reveals the immune cell's response to pathogens differs greatly by sex and by age.
Jul 19, 2021
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If there's one take-home message for the general public about the coronavirus vaccines approved in the U.S., it's that they are remarkably effective.
May 20, 2021
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It is not every day that scientists come across a phenomenon so fundamental that it is observed across fruit flies, rodents and humans.
Apr 28, 2021
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Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer to affect men between the ages of 15 and 49, and around 95% of these cases are caused by testicular germ cell tumors. Although testicular germ cell tumors typically manifest ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Men and women are impacted differently by brain diseases, like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Researchers are urging their colleagues to remember those differences when researching treatments and cures.
Mar 16, 2021
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Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State University researchers that links connections between specific hormones present before and after birth with immune response ...
Sep 15, 2020
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Data from COVID-19 cases around the world suggest that the new coronavirus hits men harder than women. Differences in men and women's immune responses to the virus may help explain why.
Jun 25, 2020
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The average human brain is the most complicated structure on Earth. Weighing in at three pounds, this amazing organ controls all of the body's functions, manages interactions with the outside world, stores and retrieves memories, ...
Apr 6, 2020
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Males are straightforward while females are complicated. This false dichotomy prompted a decades-long exclusion of female animals from research out of fear that their fluctuating hormone levels will muddle the data. But now ...
Sep 11, 2019
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