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Tracy Hampton, PhD

JAMA. 2006;296:2301-2302.

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Men are not from Mars nor women from Venus, but it is obvious their brains work somewhat differently, not only in how they think but also in how the male or female brain is affected in such conditions as mental illness, addiction, and degenerative neurological diseases.

While scientists do not know the reasons for many of these, recent research has revealed genetic, anatomical, and functional differences in the brain that could have implications for better diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions.

Research on gender-based differences in the brain could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric and medical conditions that occur in one sex more than the other. (Photo credit: Jason Woodcock/iStockphoto.com)

GENES AND GENDER

Scientists have long observed a gender gap in disease risk and drug response that may be explained in part by new findings that the same genes often act differently in . . . [Full Text of this Article]