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Association of Sex With Neurobehavioral Markers of Executive Function in 2-Year-Olds at High and Low Likelihood of Autism

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question Are executive function (EF) differences early in development associated with sex, familial likelihood for autism, and alterations in brain volume?
T. St John, A. Estes, H. Hazlett, N. Marrus, Catherine A. Burrows, Kevin Donovan, Santiago Torres Gomez, R. Grzadzinski, J. Parish-Morris, Rachel Smith, M. Styner, Dea Garic, J. Pandey, Chimei M. Lee, R. Schultz, K. Botteron, L. Zwaigenbaum, J. Piven, Stephen R Dager   +18 more
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CRISPR-Cas9 effectors facilitate generation of single-sex litters and sex-specific phenotypes

Nature Communications, 2021
In areas such as animal research and agriculture a single sex is often required in abundance, leading to wasted resources and ethical considerations. Here the authors develop a CRISPR/Cas9 mediated synthetic lethal system that enables the production of ...
Charlotte Douglas, Valdone Maciulyte, Jasmin Zohren, Daniel M. Snell, Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, Obah A. Ojarikre, Peter J. I. Ellis, James M. A. Turner   +7 more
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Affirming educational and workplace settings are associated with positive mental health and happiness outcomes for LGBTQA + youth in Australia

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Affirming socio-cultural settings are essential for protecting the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, bisexual or pansexual, trans and gender diverse, asexual and queer (LGBTQA +) youth.
Natalie Amos, Adam O. Hill, Jami Jones, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Marina Carman, Anthony Lyons, Adam Bourne   +6 more
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Longer Sperm Swim More Slowly in the Canary Islands Chiffchaff

Cells, 2021
Sperm swimming performance affects male fertilization success, particularly in species with high sperm competition. Understanding how sperm morphology impacts swimming performance is therefore important.
Emily R. A. Cramer, Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Lars Erik Johannessen, Terje Laskemoen, Gunnhild Marthinsen, Arild Johnsen, Jan T. Lifjeld   +6 more
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The Impact of Sex and Gender on Stroke

Circulation Research, 2022
Women face a disproportionate burden of stroke mortality and disability. Biologic sex and sociocultural gender both contribute to differences in stroke risk factors, assessment, treatment, and outcomes.
K. Rexrode, Tracy E. Madsen, A. Yu, C. Carcel, J. Lichtman, Eliza C. Miller   +5 more
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Y chromosome functions in mammalian spermatogenesis

eLife, 2021
The mammalian Y chromosome is critical for male sex determination and spermatogenesis. However, linking each Y gene to specific aspects of male reproduction has been challenging.
Jeremie Subrini, James Turner
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Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission

Nature Communications, 2020
Anecdotal evidence suggests that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, exhibits differences in morbidity and mortality between sexes.
H. Peckham, Nina M. de Gruijter, C. Raine, A. Radziszewska, Coziana Ciurtin, L. Wedderburn, E. Rosser, K. Webb, C. Deakin   +8 more
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Sex differences in immune responses that underlie COVID-19 disease outcomes

Nature, 2020
There is increasing evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) produces more severe symptoms and higher mortality among men than among women 1 – 5 .
Takehiro Takahashi, Mallory K. Ellingson, P. Wong, Benjamin Israelow, C. Lucas, J. Klein, Julio Silva, Tianyang Mao, Ji-Eun Oh, M. Tokuyama, Peiwen Lu, A. Venkataraman, Annsea Park, Feimei Liu, A. Meir, Jonathan Sun, Eric Y. Wang, A. Casanovas-Massana, A. Wyllie, C. Vogels, Rebecca Earnest, S. Lapidus, I. Ott, A. Moore, A. Shaw, John B. Fournier, C. Odio, S. Farhadian, C. D. Dela Cruz, N. Grubaugh, W. Schulz, A. Ring, A. Ko, S. Omer, A. Iwasaki   +34 more
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Hypersexuality and Impulsivity in Self-Referred Men With Sexual Interest in Minors: Are They Related? Do They Change During Treatment? An Exploratory Pilot Study

Sexual Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Studies on characteristics of self-referred men with sexual interest in minors (SIM) and treatment approaches in this group of patients are still relatively rare.
Ute Lampalzer, PhD, Safiye Tozdan, PhD, Fritjof von Franqué, Dipl.-Psych., Peer Briken, MD, FECSM   +3 more
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Sex and gender in asthma

European Respiratory Review, 2021
Asthma is a heterogenous disease, and its prevalence and severity are different in males versus females through various ages. As children, boys have an increased prevalence of asthma.
Nowrin U. Chowdhury, V. Guntur, D. Newcomb, M. Wechsler   +3 more
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