By University of California, Los Angeles Graphical abstract. A new study from UCLA researchers finds sex-specific brain signals that appear to confirm that different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity. The study, appearing in the journal Brain Communications, combined data from several modes of MRI with patients’ clinical features and personal histories to identify sex-specific mechanisms...
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Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have AFib
by Emma Rose Johnson, Rush University Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common types of heart arrhythmias, has long been considered more common in men. But new research indicates that may not be the case. A recent study in JAMA Cardiology suggests that when height is accounted for, women...
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Risk factors for heart disease and stroke are largely similar in men and women globally, finds study
by McMaster University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women and men share most of the same risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), a large international study has found—the first such study to include people not only from high income countries, but also from low- and middle-income countries where the burden of CVD is the greatest. The...
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When is the best time of day to exercise? The answer may be different for men and women
by Frontiers Significant Changes in Women with RISE Exercise Training Conducted in the Morning (AM) or Evening (PM). Upper Body Maximal Strength (A), Upper Body Peak Power (B), Upper Body Muscle Strength/Endurance (C), Lower Body Peak Power (D), Abdominal Fat Percent (E), and Fat Mass (F). ap < 0.05 pre vs post pairwise differences; bp...
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Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently
by Monica de Paoli, The Conversation Until recently, most biomedical studies did not consider sex or gender. Credit: Pexels/Magda Ehlers Biomedical research—a broad term covering studies on subjects ranging from cells to experimental animal models—is the starting point for understanding how diseases develop and how we might prevent or treat them. Once such studies have...
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Origins of diabetes may be different in men and women, according to new Concordia research
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: KERRI DELANEY (LEFT) AND SYLVIA SANTOSA: “THE BIG QUESTION IS, HOW DO THE DIFFERENT FAT DEPOTS UNIQUELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETES, AND IS THIS CONTRIBUTION DIFFERENT IN MEN AND WOMEN? CREDIT: CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY Over the past four decades, global cases of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have skyrocketed. According to the World...
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Heart disease in women is not like heart disease in men
by Columbia University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the past 10 years, heart disease in women—especially young women—has been increasing. More women than men die of heart disease every year. Yet identification and treatment for women is regularly delayed and often misdiagnosed. “Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women,” says Nisha Jhalani, MD,...
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Does cancer immunotherapy work differently in men vs. women?
by Thomas Jefferson University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A class of cancer immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized cancer treatment. It’s a new way to attack the disease by unleashing the immune system. However, not every patient benefits from the treatment, and it can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening, side effects in some. New research shows...
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Study: Inflammation in earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease different between men and women
by Bob Shepard, University of Alabama at Birmingham Immunohistochemistry for alpha-synuclein showing positive staining (brown) of an intraneural Lewy-body in the Substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Wikipedia New research shows evidence of inflammation in the blood of Parkinson’s disease patients during the earliest stages of the disease, lending support to theories that inflammation is a...
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Heart attack diagnosis missed in women more often than in men
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Chest pain is misdiagnosed in women more frequently than in men, according to research presented today at ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 The study also found that women with chest pain were more likely than men to wait over 12...
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