Sex differences in dopamine release regulation in the striatum

JE Zachry, SO Nolan, LJ Brady, SJ Kelly… - …, 2021 - nature.com
The mesolimbic dopamine system—which originates in the ventral tegmental area and
projects to the striatum—has been shown to be involved in the expression of sex-specific …

Gender-affirming hormone therapy, vascular health and cardiovascular disease in transgender adults

PJ Connelly, E Marie Freel, C Perry, J Ewan… - …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Gender-affirming or cross-sex hormone therapy is integral to the management of
transgender individuals yet our appreciation of the effects of such hormones on …

An analysis of neuroscience and psychiatry papers published from 2009 and 2019 outlines opportunities for increasing discovery of sex differences

RK Rechlin, TFL Splinter, TE Hodges, AY Albert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Sex differences exist in many neurological and psychiatric diseases, but these have not
always been addressed adequately in research. In order to address this, it is necessary to …

The disproportionate burden of the COVID-19 pandemic among pregnant black women

RE Gur, LK White, R Waller, R Barzilay, TM Moore… - Psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the well-being of vulnerable
populations in the US, including Black people. The impact on pregnant women is of special …

Sex and gender differences in pain

NR Osborne, KD Davis - International Review of Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic pain affects 20% of adults and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.
Women and girls are disproportionally affected by chronic pain. About half of chronic pain …

Fighting females: neural and behavioral consequences of social defeat stress in female mice

EL Newman, HE Covington III, J Suh, MB Bicakci… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Despite the twofold higher prevalence of major depressive and posttraumatic
stress disorders in women compared with men, most clinical and preclinical studies have …

Pharmacotherapy of postpartum depression: current approaches and novel drug development

A Frieder, M Fersh, R Hainline, KM Deligiannidis - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Postpartum depression is one of the most common complications of childbirth. Untreated
postpartum depression can have substantial adverse effects on the well-being of the mother …

Inflammation‐driven brain and gut barrier dysfunction in stress and mood disorders

E Doney, A Cadoret, L Dion‐Albert… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of emotions is generally associated exclusively with the brain. However, there is
evidence that peripheral systems are also involved in mood, stress vulnerability vs …

A randomized, controlled trial of ZYN002 cannabidiol transdermal gel in children and adolescents with fragile X syndrome (CONNECT-FX)

E Berry-Kravis, R Hagerman, D Budimirovic… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is associated with dysregulated
endocannabinoid signaling and may therefore respond to cannabidiol therapy. Design …

Brain-based sex differences in autism spectrum disorder across the lifespan: A systematic review of structural MRI, fMRI, and DTI findings

MJM Walsh, GL Wallace, SM Gallegos, BB Braden - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Females with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been long overlooked in neuroscience
research, but emerging evidence suggests they show distinct phenotypic trajectories and …