Why do brain disorders affect men and women differently? Researchers used RNA sequencing to identify 3,000 sex-biased genes ...

Researchers found sex differences in the activity of genes within cortical neurons (pictured) and other brain cells. Credit: ...

In a previous article, we talked about how men and women have distinct perspectives and often approach and interpret events differently. It's not that one is better than the other; they’re just ...

In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature neurons still carry a molecular record of where they came from and when they ...

A brief tour of how men's and women's brains develop may help you understand where the other sex is coming from, especially when it feels like it's another planet. Turns out men and women don't start ...

A new comprehensive study published in the prestigious journal PNAS provides some fascinating insights into how female and male brains are intrinsically organized. Employing an innovative deep neural ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. How many times have we heard the argument repeated, that women and men are ...

New evidence has found that male brains really may shrink faster than female brains with age. Among 4,726 participants with healthy cognition, brain scans have revealed "modest yet systematic sex ...

A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression—but only in females. According to a new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, ...

You're holding two wrinkly human brains, each dripping in formaldehyde. Look at one and then the other. Can you tell which brain is female and which is male? You can't. Humanity has been hunting for ...

Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term cognitive ...

DALLAS — A few years ago, at the urging of his wife, Greg Johnson scheduled the first checkup of his adult life. “I didn’t even have a doctor,” says the 49-year-old Corinth, Texas, businessman, who ...