Sex differences in metabolic regulation and diabetes susceptibility

B Tramunt, S Smati, N Grandgeorge, F Lenfant… - Diabetologia, 2020 - Springer
Gender and biological sex impact the pathogenesis of numerous diseases, including
metabolic disorders such as diabetes. In most parts of the world, diabetes is more prevalent …

Sex differences in biological aging with a focus on human studies

S Hägg, J Jylhävä - elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Aging is a complex biological process characterized by hallmark features accumulating over
the life course, sha** the individual's aging trajectory and subsequent disease risks. There …

Sex differences in the burden of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk across the life course

AG Huebschmann, RR Huxley, WM Kohrt, P Zeitler… - Diabetologia, 2019 - Springer
By 2017 estimates, diabetes mellitus affects 425 million people globally; approximately 90–
95% of these have type 2 diabetes. This narrative review highlights two domains of sex …

The impact of maternal high-fat diet on offspring neurodevelopment

G Urbonaite, A Knyzeliene, FS Bunn… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A maternal high-fat diet affects offspring neurodevelopment with long-term consequences on
their brain health and behavior. During the past three decades, obesity has rapidly …

Overweight and obesity in pregnancy: their impact on epigenetics

C Reichetzeder - European journal of clinical nutrition, 2021 - nature.com
Over the last few decades, the prevalence of obesity has risen to epidemic proportions
worldwide. Consequently, the number of obesity in pregnancy has risen drastically …

Western diet: implications for brain function and behavior

I López-Taboada, H González-Pardo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Western diet (WD) pattern characterized by high daily intake of saturated fats and
refined carbohydrates often leads to obesity and overweight, and it has been linked to …

Sex differences in the intergenerational inheritance of metabolic traits

I Sandovici, DS Fernandez-Twinn, A Hufnagel… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Strong evidence suggests that early-life exposures to suboptimal environmental factors,
including those in utero, influence our long-term metabolic health. This has been termed …

Gender-based research underscores sex differences in biological processes, clinical disorders and pharmacological interventions

SR Bernstein, C Kelleher, RA Khalil - Biochemical pharmacology, 2023 - Elsevier
Earlier research has presumed that the male and female biology is similar in most organs
except the reproductive system, leading to major misconceptions in research interpretations …

[HTML][HTML] Gender specific differences in disease susceptibility: the role of epigenetics

L Migliore, V Nicoli, A Stoccoro - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many complex traits or diseases, such as infectious and autoimmune diseases, cancer,
xenobiotics exposure, neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as the …

The effects of caloric restriction on adipose tissue and metabolic health are sex-and age-dependent

KJ Suchacki, BJ Thomas, YM Ikushima, KC Chen… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Caloric restriction (CR) reduces the risk of age-related diseases in numerous species,
including humans. CR's metabolic effects, including decreased adiposity and improved …