Sex differences exist in all physiological systems and impact every aspect of human health and disease. This focus issue explores sex differences in kidney disease, renal transporters, the immune ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. Researchers have long known that, in general, women are more susceptible to ...

A recent study in Nature examined the effects of gender-affirming hormonal treatment (GAHT) on the immune system in trans gendermen. Men and women differ in their severity levels for infectious and ...

A handful of immunologists are pushing the field to take attributes such as sex chromosomes, sex hormones, and reproductive tissues into account. Sabra Klein is deeply aware that sex matters. During ...

Receipt of female hormones appeared to lead to protective vasodilation in nephrons. Male hormone use appeared to induce subclinical kidney stress. A prospective observational study of transgender ...

Description: We live in a time when science is heavily politicized, making it difficult to know what is actually true. Powerful incentives exist to manipulate facts in service of political agendas, ...