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·September 25, 2017·6 min read

Study Reveals Gender Specific Autism Risk in Siblings

A new study confirms previous findings that males have a higher risk of ASD than females. However, researchers discovered, regardless of gender, siblings born after a female child with autism had an increased risk of ASD than those born after a male on the spectrum.

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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.

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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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·August 7, 2017·4 min read

Women Have More Active Brains Than Men

A large scale SPECT imaging study reveals women's brains are significantly more active in more regions than males, including the prefronal cortex and limbic areas. Visual and areas associated with coordination were more active in males, researchers noted.

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·July 16, 2017·5 min read

Autistic Females Show Greater Difficulty With Day to Day Tasks Than Males With ASD

While girls on the autism spectrum generally exhibit better social and communication skills than autistic boys, they tend to have more challenges with planning and organization, a new study reports.

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·July 11, 2017·4 min read

Depression Affects Male and Female Brains Differently

Exposing depressed adolescents to positive and negative words elicited different effects in specific brain regions depending on the sex of the subject, a new Frontiers in Psychiatry study reports.

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·May 31, 2017·4 min read

Tea Consumption Leads to Epigenetic Changes in Women

According to researchers, tea consumption leads to epigenetic changes in women, involving genes associated with cancer and estrogen metabolism.

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·May 22, 2017·3 min read

Sleep Disorders Affect Men and Women Differently

Study reveals women who experience difficulties sleeping are more likely to feel tired and depressed than men.

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·May 19, 2017·4 min read

Differences in Brain Activity Between Obese Men and Women

A new study reports men and women exhibit different brain activity related to overeating.

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·May 9, 2017·5 min read

Men and Women Show Equal Ability in Recognizing Faces

Contrary to popular believe, sex differences do not influence the ability to recognize faces.

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·May 5, 2017·5 min read

Living in Poor Area Increases Anxiety Risk in Women, But Not Men

According to researchers, women living in poorer areas are 60% more likely to suffer from anxiety than their more affluent peers. However, in men, there was little difference in anxiety levels.