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Females carry two X chromosomes. One of them is ensconced in a corner in the cell called the Barr body, where it can't ...

A new study out of the University of California San Francisco indicates that women’s brains might be better suited for aging, ...

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Greek philosopher Empedocles thought that different temperatures produced different sexes—while others were decidedly ...

Now researchers might have uncovered a source for this resilience: the second X chromosome in female cells that was ...

Researchers identified a gene that seems to help slow brain aging in women, and studied links between hormone therapy, ...

Reawakening of the dormant X chromosome may explain why women experience slower cognitive aging, opening new avenues for ...

"Females outlive males not just in humans…but among most mammals, as well. Curious, eh? The tens of thousands of YouTube ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) may have uncovered a key reason why women tend to outlive men and maintain better cognitive function as they age. Their research ...