Females have one active X chromosome and one dormant X chromosome in each cell. But a study suggests that genes on the ...

Scientists discover that women's second X chromosome awakens later in life, expressing genes that protect the brain from ...

A new study out of the University of California San Francisco indicates that women’s brains might be better suited for aging, ...

Women possess two X chromosomes, one of which is usually "silent." This latter chromosome, long considered inactive in women, ...

In a recent study, scientists have developed a revolutionary chromosome identification system for alfalfa, one of the world's ...

Females, on average, live nearly five years longer than males. They also tend to experience age-related cognitive decline at ...

Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome, or (R)20, is an ultra-rare form of epilepsy with a devastating impact – yet despite huge leaps forward in gene sequencing in recent years, diagnoses are going down ...