Migraine: a review on its history, global epidemiology, risk factors, and comorbidities

P Amiri, S Kazeminasab, SA Nejadghaderi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Migraine affects more than one billion individuals each year across the world, and is one of
the most common neurologic disorders, with a high prevalence and morbidity, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Sex hormone fluctuation and increased female risk for depression and anxiety disorders: from clinical evidence to molecular mechanisms

M Kundakovic, D Rocks - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Women are at twice the risk for anxiety and depression disorders as men are, although the
underlying biological factors and mechanisms are largely unknown. In this review, we …

Stress, sex hormones, inflammation, and major depressive disorder: Extending Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression to account for sex differences in …

GM Slavich, J Sacher - Psychopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression is a biologically plausible, multi-
level theory that describes neural, physiologic, molecular, and genomic mechanisms that …

Sex differences in autism spectrum disorder: a review

SL Ferri, T Abel, ES Brodkin - Current psychiatry reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Neurodevelopmental disorders disproportionately affect males.
The mechanisms underlying male vulnerability or female protection are not known and …

[HTML][HTML] Male sex bias in early and late onset neurodevelopmental disorders: Shared aspects and differences in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit …

S Santos, H Ferreira, J Martins, J Gonçalves… - Neuroscience & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurodevelopmental disorders are characterized by relatively early onset, with temporal
variations across conditions. These lifelong conditions lead to social and communication …

Endogenous and exogenous estrogen exposures: how women's reproductive health can drive brain aging and inform Alzheimer's prevention

S Jett, N Malviya, E Schelbaum, G Jang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
After advanced age, female sex is the major risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease
(AD), the most common cause of dementia affecting over 24 million people worldwide. The …

Progesterone: a steroid with wide range of effects in physiology as well as human medicine

L Kolatorova, J Vitku, J Suchopar, M Hill… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Progesterone is a steroid hormone traditionally linked with female fertility and pregnancy. In
current reproductive medicine, progesterone and its analogues play crucial roles. While the …

Let's talk about sex: Differences in drug therapy in males and females

CM Madla, FKH Gavins, HA Merchant, M Orlu… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady said,'Why can'ta woman be more like a
man?'Perhaps unintended, such narration extends to the reality of current drug …

The role of early growth response 1 (EGR1) in brain plasticity and neuropsychiatric disorders

F Duclot, M Kabbaj - Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
It is now clearly established that complex interactions between genes and environment are
involved in multiple aspects of neuropsychiatric disorders, from determining an individual's …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging the menstrual cycle: A multimodal systematic review

M Dubol, CN Epperson, J Sacher, B Pletzer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that ovarian hormones affect brain structure, chemistry and
function of women in their reproductive age, potentially shaping their behavior and mental …