You're holding two wrinkly human brains, each dripping in formaldehyde. Look at one and then the other. Can you tell which ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. How many times have we heard the argument repeated, that women and men are ...

A new comprehensive study published in the prestigious journal PNAS provides some fascinating insights into how female and male brains are intrinsically organized. Employing an innovative deep neural ...

A new study reveals why women tend to retain their cognitive abilities longer than men. Researchers hope their findings can help rejuvenate aging brains. Tyron Molteni - stock.adobe.com Men have an X ...

Differences between men and women in intelligence and behaviour have been proposed and disputed for decades. Now, a growing body of scientific evidence shows hundreds of genes act differently in the ...

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 ...