Preclinical study finds surges in estrogen promote binge drinking in mice | The study establishes–for what is thought to be the first time–that circulating estrogen increases binge alcohol consumption in females and contributes to known sex differences in this behavior.
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Preclinical study finds surges in estrogen promote binge drinking in females
The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to “pregame” – consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it’s offered, according to a preclinical study led by scientists at Weill Cornell…
Aging activates escape of the silent X chromosome in the female mouse hippocampus | Science Advances
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Science Advances
Aging activates escape of the silent X chromosome in the female mouse hippocampus
Aging activates the silent X chromosome, increasing escape expression, and potentially cognitive resilience, in the female mouse.
The human immune system ages differently in men and women, with much more pronounced changes occurring in females over time and an increase in inflammatory immune cells
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BSC-CNS
New BSC study reveals, for the first time, that the female immune system changes much more than that of men with age
As they age, women have a greater tendency to suffer from autoimmune diseases, while in men, changes are more discreet but related to the risk of suffering from certain blood cancers
Scientists have identified a protective brain pathway that may help slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease by strengthening the brain’s own dopamine‑producing neurons, but the positive effect was only observed in females
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Texas A&M Stories
Researchers uncover brain mechanism that may help slow Parkinson’s disease, curiously only in females – Texas A&M Stories
By boosting nicotine responsive receptors — without using nicotine itself — scientists protected brain cells from degeneration.