Aging is a complex biological process characterized by hallmark features accumulating over
the life course, shaping the individual's aging trajectory and subsequent disease risks. There …

BACKGROUND Do men have worse health than women? This question is addressed by
examining sex differences in mortality and the health dimensions of the morbidity process …

Abstract The Free Radical Theory of Ageing, was first proposed by Denham Harman in the
mid-1950's, based largely on work conducted by Rebeca Gerschman and Daniel Gilbert. At …

Adaptive homeostasis is “the transient expansion or contraction of the homeostatic range for
any given physiological parameter in response to exposure to sub‐toxic, non‐damaging …

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the USA affecting 18% of the
population. The cause (s) of anxiety disorders is/are not completely clear, and research in …

Sexually dimorphic tissues are formed by cells that are regulated by sex hormones. While a
number of systemic hormones and transcription factors are known to regulate proliferation …

Sex differences in diseases involving oxidative and proteolytic stress are common, including
greater ischemic heart disease, Parkinson disease and stroke in men, and greater …

Many of the> 2 million animal species that inhabit Earth have developed survival
mechanisms that aid in the prevention of obesity, kidney disease, starvation, dehydration …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a term that defines a group of unstable compounds
derived from exogenous sources or endogenous metabolism. Under physiological …

A paradox is a seemingly absurd or impossible concept, proposition, or theory that is often
difficult to understand or explain, sometimes apparently self-contradictory, and yet ultimately …