Brain cells, or oligodendrocytes (green), in the hippocampus are marked with the GFP genetic marker in the mouse brain. These cells often deteriorate during aging. Image credit: Gadek et al., Science ...
New research by UCLA Health has identified a sex-chromosome linked gene that drives inflammation in the female brain, ...
The reason female brains have less cognitive aging may be due to the reawakening of the dormant X chromosome late in life, which turns on genes that help sustain healthy brain cell connections. This ...