Biology of sex differences

BackgroundSex-dependent differences in prevalence and severity are characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using the 3×Tg-AD mouse model, we previously reported that adult males show early behavioral dysfunction, altered epigenetic fac…

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease. An increasing body of evidence indicates that hormones, particularly estrogen, play a significant role in RA. To date, no bibliometric studies have been conducted specif…

Smoking, particularly chronic smoking (CS), is a threat to global health, contributing to increased mortality and morbidity associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). CS induces oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction, which has a p…

Sensory perception and emotional disorders are disproportionally represented in men and women and are thus thought to be modulated by different sex hormones in various conditions. Among the most important hormones perceived to affect sensor…

BackgroundPrior to the start of cross-sex hormone therapy (CSH), androgenic progestins are often used to induce amenorrhea in female to male (FtM) pubertal adolescents with gender dysphoria (GD). The aim of this single-center study is to re…