Not enough is known about how the disease affects women, who are more likely than men to be overlooked—and more likely to develop the disease in midlife. Schizophrenia is a general term for a group of ...

Rob Salguero-Gomez receives funding from NERC. I’ve long been fascinated by one of the most stubborn patterns in biology: males and females rarely live the same length of time. In humans, women nearly ...

While biology plays a role in the sex-based longevity gap, behavioral differences also affect lifespan Getty A new study claims women tend to live longer than men due to both biological and behavioral ...

Important genetic differences in how females and males experience depression have been revealed for the first time in findings that could pave the way for more targeted intervention and treatments.

Female mammals often live longer than males, but the reason why has long confused scientists. Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures ...

Around the world, women on average live longer than men. This striking pattern holds true across nearly all countries and historical time periods. Although the gap between the sexes has narrowed in ...

Ankylosing spondylitis affects women more often than previously thought. In the past, AS was believed to more commonly affect men, but newer research suggests the rates may be nearly equal between the ...

In the debate over human origins and the nature of sexual reproduction, religious and scientific perspectives often diverge. The Bible claims man came first, with women derived from man’s rib. Yet, ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. These biases and shortcomings ...

Pennsylvania Democrat state senator Lindsey Williams gave controversial testimony at the state capitol on Wednesday while opposing a bill that would ban trans athletes from girls sports. Williams, in ...

A research team has found that lecanemab was probably less effective in females than males in its Phase 3 trial. However, there was insufficient evidence to say the drug was totally ineffective in ...

The Dec. 16 mass shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., which claimed the lives of two people, was allegedly carried out by a 15-year-old female, leading many to ask the question ...