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Females require more extreme mutations to develop autism

Apr 26, 2014 by

A new study published in the “American Journal of Human Genetics” indicates that there is a “female protective model” that requires a more extreme genetic mutation (compared to males) to push them over the threshold for neurodevelopmental disorders....

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Delayed language due to genes and gender

Mar 20, 2014 by

The CDC says 1 in 6 kids has a developmental disability and now a new study in Norway says that delayed language development is likely due to both gender (boys are at greater risk) and family history....

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Brain’s reorganization starts earlier in girls

Jan 5, 2014 by

The brain’s process of reorganizing connections begins earlier in girls than in boys. As we grow older, our brains reorganize, reducing the connections in the brain. Brain function actually improves during this pruning process and it occurs earlier in...

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Gender of speaker affects how the listener processing language...

Dec 30, 2013 by

Scientists from the University of Kansas found that the gender of the person speaking affected how quickly the listener identified the words grammatically....

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Genes express differently in the male and female brain – including autism...

Dec 13, 2013 by

A study of 12 regions of post-mortem brains showed that genes express differently in men and women. The differences involved 2.5 percent of all the genes expressed in the brain. One gene in particular, NRXN3, which is linked to...

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Women have more decline in aging and Alzheimer’s

Aug 12, 2013 by

Women have a higher rate of cognitive decline and regional brain loss from aging and early Alzheimer’s than men. But men and women didn’t differ in the level of biomarkers of Alzheimer’s pathology, which may indicate that for women,...

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