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Sex and gender differences in genetic and lifestyle risk and protective factors for dementia

, 2021
Approximately two-thirds of individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease are women. Although women tend to have longer life expectancy than men, this does not entirely explain the differences in the prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Lehtisalo, J, Mariagnese Barbera, Chinedu Udeh-Momoh, Stephen, R, Miia Kivipelto, Barbera, M, Kivipelto, M, Shireen Sindi, Jenni Lehtisalo, Sima Toopchiani, Krister Håkansson, Anna Rosenberg, Sindi, S,, Rosenberg, A, Toopchiani, S, Håkansson, K, Ruth Stephen, Udeh-Momoh, C   +17 more
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Sex differences in transplantation [PDF]

Transplantation Reviews, 2017
Sex plays a role in the incidence and progression of a wide variety of diseases and conditions related to transplantation. Additionally, a growing body of clinical and experimental evidence suggests that sex can impact the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of several commonly used immunosuppressive and anti-infective drugs in transplant recipients.
Momper, Jeremiah D, Misel, Michael L, McKay, Dianne B   +2 more
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Sex differences in distribution and identity of aromatase gene expressing cells in the young adult rat brain

, 2023
Background: Aromatase catalyzes the synthesis of estrogens from androgens. Knowledge on its regional expression in the brain is of relevance to the behavioral implications of these hormones that might be linked to sex differences in mental health.
Immenschuh, Jana, Sylvie Dumas, Jana Immenschuh, Dumas, Sylvie, Stefan Bernhard Thalhammer, Erika Comasco, Sundström Poromaa, Inger, Sundström Poromaa, Inger,, Comasco, Erika, Inger Sundström-Poromaa, Thalhammer, Stefan Bernhard, Thalhammer, Stefan Bernhard,, Dumas, Sylvie,, Anat Biegon, Comasco, Erika,, Immenschuh, Jana,, Biegon, Anat,, Biegon, Anat   +17 more
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Sex Differences in Lifespan [PDF]

Cell Metabolism, 2016
Sex differences in longevity can provide insights into novel mechanisms of aging, yet they have been little studied. Surprisingly, sex-specific longevity patterns are best known in wild animals. Evolutionary hypotheses accounting for longevity patterns in natural populations include differential vulnerability to environmental hazards, differential ...
Steven N, Austad, Kathleen E, Fischer
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Sex and age differences in social and cognitive function in offspring exposed to late gestational hypoxia

Biology of Sex Differences, 2023
Background Gestational sleep apnea is a hypoxic sleep disorder that affects 8–26% of pregnancies and increases the risk for central nervous system dysfunction in offspring.
Steve Mabry, E. Nicole Wilson, Jessica L. Bradshaw, Jennifer J. Gardner, Oluwadarasimi Fadeyibi, Edward Vera, Oluwatobiloba Osikoya, Spencer C. Cushen, Dimitrios Karamichos, Styliani Goulopoulou, Rebecca L. Cunningham   +10 more
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Dynamic transcriptome analysis reveals the gene network of gonadal development from the early history life stages in dwarf surfclam Mulinia lateralis

Biology of Sex Differences, 2022
Highlights Mulinia lateralis reaches sexual maturation within 2 months, facilitating comprehensive studies of gonadal development. A combined morphological and molecular analysis reveals the timing of gonad formation, sex differentiation and ...
Yajuan Li, Liangjie Liu, Lijing Zhang, Huilan Wei, Shaoxuan Wu, Tian Liu, Ya Shu, Yaxin Yang, Zujing Yang, Shi Wang, Zhenmin Bao, Lingling Zhang   +11 more
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Are sex differences in human brain structure associated with sex differences in behavior? [PDF]

, 2021
On average, men and women differ in brain structure and behaviour, raising the possibility of a link between sex differences in brain and behaviour. But women and men are also subject to different societal and cultural norms.
Anthony J Lee, Zietsch, Brendan, van Eijk, Liza, Katie L. McMahon, Zhu, Dajiang, Lachlan T. Strike, Hansell, Narelle K., Strike, Lachlan, Anthony J. Lee, Katie Louise McMahon, Couvy-Duchesne, Baptiste, Narelle K. Hansell, de Zubicaray, Greig I., Paul Thompson, Zietsch, Brendan P., Wright, Margaret J, Greig I. de Zubicaray, Thompson, Paul M., Mcmahon, Katie L., Mcmahon, Katie, Brendan Zietsch, Thompson, Paul, Hansell, Narelle K, Thompson, Paul M, Strike, Lachlan T., Lee, Anthony J., Greig de Zubicaray, Narelle K Hansell, Wright, Margaret, Lee, Anthony, Hansell, Narelle, Brendan P. Zietsch, Wright, Margaret J., Dajiang Zhu, Lachlan T Strike, de Zubicaray, Greig I, Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, de Zubicaray, Greig, McMahon, Katie L, Zietsch, Brendan P, Strike, Lachlan T, Liza van Eijk, Paul M. Thompson, Margaret J. Wright   +43 more
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Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll: Psychological, Legal and Cultural Examinations of Sex and Sexuality [PDF]

, 2010
One topic is guaranteed to polarise any group that discusses it, and that is sex. What other word is guaranteed to make the person you say it to hot and bothered?

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Mechanisms of sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease

Neuron
SUMMARY Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and the mechanisms underlying its etiology and progression are complex and multifactorial. The higher AD risk in women may serve as a clue to better understand these complicated processes.
Chloe Lopez-Lee, E. R. Torres, G. Carling, Li Gan   +3 more
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Sex differences in noise-induced hearing loss: a cross-sectional study in China

Biology of Sex Differences, 2021
Significant sex differences exist in hearing physiology, while few human studies have investigated sex differences in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and the sex bias in previous studies resulted in inadequate female data.
Qixuan Wang, Xueling Wang, Lu Yang, Kun Han, Zhi-Wu Huang, Hao Wu   +5 more
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