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Sexually size dimorphic brains and song complexity in passerine birds [PDF]

, 2004
Neural correlates of bird song involve the volume of particular song nuclei in the brain that govern song development, production, and perception. Intra- and interspecific variation in the volume of these song nuclei are associated with overall brain ...
Eens, Marcel, Erritzoe, Johannes, Garamszegi, László Zsolt, Moller, Anders Pape   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Risk Factors for Pediatric B‐Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study for China Net Childhood Lymphoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B‐LBL) represents a rare variety of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma, with limited research on its biology, progression, and management. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical characteristics of 256 patients aged ≤18 years who received treatment under the China Net Childhood Lymphoma (CNCL)‐
Zhijuan Liu, Jian Wang, Ling Jin, Yanlong Duan, Fu Li, Yueping Jia, Leping Zhang, Xiaojun Yuan, Wei Liu, Ying Liu, Ansheng Liu, Mincui Zheng, Yunpeng Dai, Lian Jiang, Lirong Sun, Xiaowen Zhai, Rong Liu, Chunju Zhou, Zifen Gao, Yonghong Zhang, Xiaomei Yang   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-specific clustering of metabolic risk factors and cancer risk: a longitudinal study in Iran

Biology of Sex Differences, 2020
Background Cancer is a major cause of death in low- and middle-income countries. A large number of studies have shown that some of the metabolic risk factors (MRFs) tend to cluster in individuals.
Azra Ramezankhani, Fereidoun Azizi, Farzad Hadaegh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Victim or whore: The similarities and differences between victim’s experiences of domestic violence and sex trafficking [PDF]

, 2014
This research review addresses the similarities and differences between domestic violence and sex trafficking victimization. While there is evidence that domestic violence and sex trafficking often cooccur, there is a large disparity in the ...
Dahlstedt, Jaime, Gallagher, James, Hickle, Kristine, Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chromosomal and gonadal sex have differing effects on social motivation in mice

Biology of Sex Differences
Background Sex differences in brain development are thought to lead to sex variation in social behavior. Sex differences are fundamentally driven by both gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes, yet little is known about the independent effects of each on ...
Sneha M. Chaturvedi, Simona Sarafinovska, Din Selmanovic, Katherine B. McCullough, Raylynn G. Swift, Susan E. Maloney, Joseph D. Dougherty   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex-specific association between the cortisol awakening response and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in healthy individuals

Biology of Sex Differences, 2019
Background Previous studies have shown associations between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity (HPA).
Cristian Sebastian Melia, Virginia Soria, Neus Salvat-Pujol, Ángel Cabezas, Roser Nadal, Mikel Urretavizcaya, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Zotes, José Antonio Monreal, José Manuel Crespo, Pino Alonso, Elisabet Vilella, Diego Palao, José Manuel Menchón, Javier Labad   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex differences in nicotine-enhanced Pavlovian conditioned approach in rats

Biology of Sex Differences, 2019
Background Nicotine exposure enhances Pavlovian conditioned approach (PCA), or the learned approach to reward-predictive cues. While females show elevated approach to conditioned stimuli compared to males, potentially indicating heightened addiction ...
Sierra J. Stringfield, Aric C. Madayag, Charlotte A. Boettiger, Donita L. Robinson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex differences in HIV effects on visual memory among substance-dependent individuals [PDF]

, 2016
HIV’s effects on episodic memory have not been compared systematically between male and female substance-dependent individuals. We administered the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised (BVMT–R) to 280 substance-dependent HIV+ and HIV– men and women ...
Gonzalez, Raul, Keutmann, Michael K., Maki, Pauline M., Martin, Eileen M., Rubin, Leah H., Vassileva, Jasmin   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source