Metabolic homeostasis operates differently in men and women. This sex asymmetry is the
result of evolutionary adaptations that enable women to resist loss of energy stores and …

Animal personality, consistent individual differences in behaviour, is an important concept
for understanding how individuals vary in how they cope with environmental challenges. In …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-β plaques and
Tau tangles in brain tissues. Recent studies indicate that aberrant splicing and increased …

Ethnic differences in non-communicable disease risk have been described between
individuals of South Asian and European ethnicity that are only partially explained by …

Background Phthalates, a group of pervasive endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in
plastics and personal care products, have been associated with a wide range of …

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the risk of poor health
outcomes later in life. Psychosocial stressors may also have intergenerational health effects …

Background Many human disease phenotypes manifest differently by sex, making the
development of methods for incorporating X and Y-chromosome data into analyses vital …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD)
whose outcomes are worsened with air pollution exposures. DNA methylation (DNAm) …

Background Physiological maternal stress response, such as imbalance in the
glucocorticoid pathway and immune system seems to be mediated by DNA methylation …

Sex differences in the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of schizophrenia are well-
known; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying these differences remain unclear …