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·April 27, 2017·4 min read

Gender Differences in Depression Appear at Age 12

Researchers report gender differences in both diagnoses and depressive symptoms appearing at the age of 12.

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·October 10, 2017·4 min read

Stress Has Dramatically Different Effects on Male and Female Brains: Mouse Study

Researchers from Rockefeller University have identified what they claim to be 'remarkable' differences between the way the male and female brains respond to stress.

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·September 18, 2017·5 min read

Sex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, But Overlap in Male Brains

According to a new study, while brain regions that control sexual and aggressive behaviors in male and female mice are the same, the way they are wired is different.

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·June 8, 2016·6 min read

Differences in Male and Female Brain Activity When it Comes to Cooperation

A new study may provide clues as to how cooperative behavior could have evolved differently between men and women.

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·August 12, 2015·5 min read

Uncovering the Neurological Differences Between the Sexes

Researchers have discovered biological differences between males and females in the molecular regulation of synapses in the hippocampus.

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·September 20, 2019·4 min read

When natural disasters strike, men and women respond differently

In the face of natural disasters, women tend to take the risks far more seriously but have trouble convincing men their concerns are a priority.

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·October 9, 2017·3 min read

Female Brain Reacts More Strongly to Prosocial Behavior Than Male Brain

University of Zurich researchers report prosocial behaviors trigger stronger reward system activation in women, where as the same neural response is elicited by selfish behavior in men.

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·July 31, 2018·3 min read

Hate Speech From Women is Judged Harsher than From Men

A new study reports women who make hateful remarks on social media are more likely to be judged more severely than men who make the same comments.

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·January 17, 2017·5 min read

Whether Our Speech is Fast Or Slow, We Say About the Same

We end up conveying information at about the same rate, regardless of whether we speak slowly or fast, a new study reports.

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·September 25, 2019·5 min read

How and why does Parkinson’s disease affect women and men differently?

Study highlights the role estrogen plays in the differences in the progression of Parkinson's disease between men and women.

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·September 21, 2017·3 min read

One in Four Girls is Depressed at Age 14

UCL researchers report 24 percent of girls aged 14 report feeling symptoms of depression. Only 9 percent of young teenage males reported feeling depressed.