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Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·May 13, 2026·5 min read

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

A new study presents evidence that hormonal changes, from monthly cycles to menopause, significantly alter how the brain processes sound. By highlighting that men and women follow entirely different auditory decline trajectories, this research calls for a "precision audiology" approach that accounts for sex-dependent variability to improve care for all.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·May 10, 2026·5 min read

Progesterone Exposure Linked to Gene Alterations in Male Brains

A new study in sheep models shows that male fetuses exposed to high levels of progesterone experience an accumulation of the SRD5A1 gene in the frontal cortex. These findings emphasize the importance of understanding how prenatal hormone exposure shapes neural pathways and predisposes offspring to various health outcomes later in life.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 8, 2026·8 min read

Brain Pathway Identification Could Slow Parkinson’s

Researchers identified a sex-specific pathway that preserves dopamine-producing neurons in females. By reinforcing nicotine-responsive receptors without using nicotine, the team successfully reduced signs of degeneration, marking a critical step toward disease-modifying therapies.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·April 16, 2026·7 min read

Why Men and Women Process Mental Risk Differently

A high-resolution study of 30 adult brains reveals over 3,000 genes with sex-biased expression. These findings link molecular sex differences to the prevalence of disorders like ADHD and Alzheimer's.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·April 13, 2026·9 min read

Brain’s Emotion Center Redefines Hazardous Drinking

A reactive amygdala predicts heavy drinking in young men via depressive symptoms, but actually protects young women by fostering "threat avoidance."

Featured Neuroscience

·March 10, 2026·13 min read

Why GLP-1 Drugs Affect Men and Women Differently

A new atlas reveals that GLP-1—the backbone of blockbuster weight-loss drugs—is mapped differently in the male and female brain.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·February 20, 2026·7 min read

Why Pain Lingers Longer in Women

It’s not in your head; it’s in your immune system. Scientists discover the biological "off-switch" that explains why chronic pain persists longer for women.

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Featured Neuroscience

·November 21, 2025·6 min read

Early Brain Activity Differences Predict Addiction Risk in Boys vs Girls

A large-scale analysis of nearly 1,900 children found that those with a family history of substance use disorder show early differences in how their brains transition between activity states, long before any drug exposure. Girls with family history showed increased transition energy in introspective networks, suggesting greater difficulty shifting out of internal, stress-linked states.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·November 13, 2025·6 min read

Why Women Face Worse Long COVID

New research reveals that women with long COVID show distinct biological disruptions — including gut inflammation, anemia, and abnormal hormone levels — that may explain their heightened and persistent symptoms. These findings emerged from immune, biomarker, and genetic analyses in people one year after infection.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 3, 2025·4 min read

Brain Circuit Found to Shape Risk and Impulse Differently by Sex

Researchers exploring risky decision-making in rats found that a specific reward-related neural circuit influences impulsivity and risk-taking in complex ways that depend on timing and biological sex. Manipulating the circuit during the learning phase of a gambling task altered risky choices differently in males and females, while manipulation after learning affected motor impulsivity in both.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 3, 2025·3 min read

Sex Shapes the Course of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

A large multicenter study has revealed that sex influences the course and characteristics of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Women with schizophrenia tended to begin treatment later, while men with schizophrenia had the highest rates of substance use.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·May 27, 2025·6 min read

Early Autism Traits Show No Sex Differences in Toddlers

A large-scale study of over 2,500 toddlers found no significant clinical differences in autistic traits between males and females at the time of early diagnosis. Conducted over two decades, the study used comprehensive assessments across language, motor skills, cognitive traits, and social behaviors.

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sex differences

Why Men and Women Hear Differently

Progesterone Exposure Linked to Gene Alterations in Male Brains

Brain Pathway Identification Could Slow Parkinson’s

Why Men and Women Process Mental Risk Differently

Brain’s Emotion Center Redefines Hazardous Drinking

Why GLP-1 Drugs Affect Men and Women Differently

Why Pain Lingers Longer in Women

Early Brain Activity Differences Predict Addiction Risk in Boys vs Girls

Why Women Face Worse Long COVID

Brain Circuit Found to Shape Risk and Impulse Differently by Sex

Sex Shapes the Course of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

Early Autism Traits Show No Sex Differences in Toddlers

Study Maps Brain Immune Cells to Block Melanoma Metastasis

Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples Psychosis Risk

Low-Level Air Pollution Linked to Cognitive Decline, Brain Damage

Why Young Teens Are Vulnerable to Conversational AI

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