Summary: A new study suggests blocking estrogen may help preserve eyesight in girls with NF1. Source: WUSTL. Girls with a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in a gene known as Nf1 are much more likely to lose their vision than boys with mutations in the same gene. And now, researchers at WUSTL in St.Continue reading “Estrogen increases vision loss risk in rare genetic disease”
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Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways
Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests. A part of the brain linked to emotions and empathy, called the insula, was found to be particularly small in girls who had suffered trauma. But in traumatised boys, the insula was larger than usual. This couldContinue reading “Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways”
UN: Women statistics
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Late night sleep disrupts young brain development especially girls
Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found. The effect was most striking inContinue reading “Late night sleep disrupts young brain development especially girls”