(Medical Xpress)—The medial preoptic area of the brain has been found over the years to be very closely involved with certain behaviors in mice, such as sexual proclivity, locomotion, aggression and the motivation to care ...
Hemimegalencephaly is a rare but dramatic condition in which the brain grows asymmetrically, with one hemisphere becoming massively enlarged. Though frequently diagnosed in children with severe epilepsy, the cause of hemimegalencephaly ...
Jun 24, 2012
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A new study suggests that sex during adolescence can have lasting negative effects on the body and mood well into adulthood, most likely because the activity occurs when the nervous system is still developing.
Nov 15, 2011
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Toxoplasma gondii parasites can invade your bloodstream, break into your brain and prompt behavioral changes from recklessness to neuroticism. These highly contagious protozoa infect more than half the world's population, ...
Sep 20, 2011
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The hearts of men and women have remarkable differences in terms of their function in health and the heart diseases that impact them. In particular, there is a major difference between prevalent heart failure types experienced ...
Jun 10, 2024
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According to a new study, older female mice had more immune cells entering areas of the body where they should not have, demonstrating that sex differences contribute to age-related inflammation, which should be considered ...
Jun 12, 2023
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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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For the first time in history, scientists have created mice with two dads, foretelling a day when same-sex couples may be able to have biological children of their own.
Apr 13, 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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A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biological underpinnings in sex differences in obesity-related disease, with researchers observing "striking" differences in the cells that build blood vessels ...
Jan 9, 2023
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