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Men and women whose mothers experienced stressful events during pregnancy regulate stress differently in the brain 45 years later, results of a long-term study demonstrate. In a unique sample of 40 men and 40 women followed from the womb into their mid-forties, the brain imaging study showed that exposure during fetal development to inflammation-promoting natural substances called cytokines, produced by mothers under negative stress, results in sex-associated differences in how the adult brain responds to negative stressful situations more than 45 years after birth, reports Jill M. Goldstein,...

ANI | Updated: Apr 03, 2021 18:15 IST Washington [US], April 3 (ANI): A team of researchers at the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science studied different research works on the differences between men and women's brains and concluded that the two brains are hardly different from one another. "Men and women's brains do differ slightly, but the key finding is that these distinctions are due to brain size, not sex or gender," researcher Dr Eliot said. "Sex differences in the brain are tiny and inconsistent, once individuals' head size is accou...

Applications are being accepted through March 15, 2021, for two scholar positions and up to three associate positions available effective August 2021. The UK Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program is entering its 21st year as a founding National Institutes of Health program. BIRCWH scholars and associates, who are selected through a competitive application process, are junior faculty from across the University of Kentucky. BIRCWH faculty are those with the interest and potential to establish their own funded research programs in women’s health. T...

It doesn’t take a scientist to understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful. But it does take one to explain why one of these feelings can b

Why experts say a good mood can lead to good health Laura Williamson, American Heart Association News Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Lea en español It doesn't take a scientist to understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful. But it does take one to explain why one of these feelings can boost the immune system, while the other can wear it down, damage the heart and increase the risk for dementia. Simply put: "Mood can influence your health," said Dr. Erin Michos, director of Women's Cardiovascular Health at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. Studies show negati...