Researchers are gaining a new appreciation for the genes on the X and Y chromosomes and how they shape sex differences in ...

New research shows the X chromosome influences disease risk, immunity and drug response beyond its role in sex.

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) say they have now found that when the brain cells of female mice express only a maternal X chromosome, the animals’ memory and ...

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...

In a surprise, work in mice has found that the dormant X chromosome in females can reawaken late in life and turn on genes that keep the brain healthy. UCSF researchers may have discovered how the ...

In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make ...

X chromosome reactivation contributes to reducing the signs of disease in the female brain. Female cells have two X chromosomes and male cells have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. So that the ...