Medical research
Study shows protective role sex steroids play in COVID-19
A new paper from a UIC researcher shows evidence that suggests sex steroids may play a role in protecting against COVID-19 symptoms.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 mortality rates higher among men than women
A new review article from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows people who are biologically male are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate than people who are biologically female. In a review published in Frontiers ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Health
Different hormone therapies affect brain function differently
Sex hormones influence the structure and function of the brain, but little is known about the effect of hormone therapies (HT) on changes in the brain during menopause. A new study shows smaller increases in structural brain ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19's deadliness for men reveals why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago
When it comes to surviving critical cases of COVID-19, it appears that men draw the short straw.
Jun 9, 2020
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Health
How 20th-century 'rejuvenation' techniques gave rise to the modern anti-ageing industry
Our obsession with looking and feeling younger isn't unique to the 21st century. In fact, we've been searching for ways to turn back the clock for centuries.
May 14, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
How does your choice of birth control affect sexual desire?
(HealthDay)—Many women use birth control pills or other hormone-based contraceptives to enjoy sex without fear of an unplanned pregnancy. But could they kill your mojo?
Dec 23, 2019
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Immunology
Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of testosterone
Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) testosterone than women who do not have asthma, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Neuroscience
A diabetes drug promotes brain repair—but it only works in females
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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Testosterone: Why defining a 'normal' level is difficult
Testosterone is the main sex hormone in men. It's best known for its role in the development of male sexual characteristics and physical features, but there are also many surprising and lesser known functions of testosterone ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Immunology
Higher circulating sex hormone regulator (SHBG) levels linked to lower asthma risk
Higher circulating levels of the sex hormone regulator, SHBG, seem to be causally linked to a lower risk of asthma-at least in women-suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the journal Thorax.
Apr 1, 2019
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