Effect of Sex Jun 27, 2017 Researchers from Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have found that sex differences could affect the results of a number of mouse model studies and haved implications for human biomedical research based upon mouse model work, Reuters reports. The researchers examined phenotypic data from 14,250 wildtype and 40,192 mutant mice —Continue reading “Role of Sex or gender in biomedical studies”
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What are the biggest component of your metabolism?
Your metabolism refers to the millions of chemical processes that keep your body alive and functioning. It is related to weight because it influences the amount of energy your body needs at any given point. Take in more energy than you need, and the excess will be stored as fat. Nonetheless many people are quickContinue reading “What are the biggest component of your metabolism?”
Activity-exercise rates in Japan, USA, UK and Saudi Arabia
Sex differences in human lifespan and healthspan
Aging is characterized by decreasing physiological integration, reduced function, loss of resilience and increased risk of death. Paradoxically, although women live longer, they suffer greater morbidity particularly late in life. These sex differences in human lifespan and healthspan are consistently observed in all countries and during every era for which reliable data exist. While theseContinue reading “Sex differences in human lifespan and healthspan”
Mounting Challenges to Brain Sex Differences
Summary: A new meta analysis reveals no significant differences in the size of the amygdala between males and females. Source: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. How different are men and women’s brains? The latest evidence to address this controversy comes from a study at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, where aContinue reading “Mounting Challenges to Brain Sex Differences”
Neuroscience of gender differences by Wiki
Neuroscience of sex differences is the study of the characteristics of the brain that separate the male brain and the female brain. Psychological sex differences are thought by some to reflect the interaction of genes, hormones and social learning on brain development throughout the lifespan. Some evidence from brain morphology and function studies indicates thatContinue reading “Neuroscience of gender differences by Wiki”
Sex and Life Expectancy
Despite noted gaps in sex equality, higher body fat percentages and lower physical activity levels globally at all ages, a sex-based gap in life expectancy exists in nearly every country for which data exist. There are several biological mechanisms that may contribute to explaining why females live longer than men on average, but the complexityContinue reading “Sex and Life Expectancy”