Cowbirds change their eggs’ sex ratio based on breeding time
Credit: Photo (c) by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Brown-headed cowbirds show a bias in the sex ...
Tag: Sex-Linked Conditions
Not children, but ‘super-happy families’ the aim of assisted reproduction
Credit: Linköping University Researcher Judith Lind has studied how staff at fertility clinics view the assessments that childless couples and ...
Discovery of a novel gene involved in DNA damage repair and male fertility
Clarifying the mechanisms for meiotic recombination in sperm productionCredit: Dr. Kei-ichiro Ishiguro A research group from the Institute of Molecular ...
Major gaps in HIV programs in Africa
Studies of food programs and treatment in jailsCredit: Flinders University HIV management in developing countries varies with socioeconomic and structural ...
Health inequities magnified during COVID-19 pandemic
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2020--The impact of COVID-19 on underserved and vulnerable populations, ...
Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics: Launching in 2020
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 4, 2020 Androgens: Clinical Research and Therapeutics a new peer-reviewed, ...
Breathing during exercise is harder for women than men
With smaller airways, overcoming resistance takes more workCredit: Paolo Dominelli, University of Waterloo Bethesda, MD - While both sexes have ...
Autism in males linked to defect in brain immune cells, microglia
Immune cell mutations lead to inadequate pruning of brain connections in young male miceCredit: Baoji Xu lab, Scripps Research, Florida ...
Medicare coverage varies for transgender hormone therapies
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 13, 2020--A new study has shown substantial variability in access ...
Single mutation leads to big effects in autism-related gene
NIH study provides insight into one mechanism underlying the higher prevalence of males in some cases of autismCredit: Image courtesy ...
It’s in our genome: Uncovering clues to longevity from human genetics
Researchers from Osaka University use genetic and clinical information of 700,000 individuals worldwide to show that high blood pressure and ...
Gene therapy reverses heart failure in mouse model of Barth syndrome
In two mouse models, replacing the TAZ gene prevented cardiac dysfunction and scarring and reversed established cardiac dysfunctionCredit: (Adapted from ...
Condom nation
Survey of Canadians' condom use reveals demographic, social trends in protective practicesCredit: McMaster University Researchers at McMaster University have peered ...
HPV vaccine hesitancy in Japan could result in 5,000 additional death
Credit: Kate T Simms et al., The Lancet Public Health. February 10, 2020 The precipitous drop in HPV vaccination rates ...