Hormones influence the behavior of cells in the brain, including areas of the brain that process hearing, and scientists have begun recognizing differences between the sexes and their effects on health outcomes. In simple hearing tests, men show an earlier, more gradual decline, while women experience regular fluctuations each month during menstruation and sharp changes at menopause. Anhelina Bilokon from the University of Maryland will present work related to sex-dependent auditory variability as part of the 190th ASA Meeting.

On April 16, Korea University Medicine held a signboard unveiling ceremony for BL3 (Biosafety Level 3) and ABL3 (Animal Biosafety Level 3) special labs on the 6th floor of the Mediscience Park Chung Mong-Koo Future Medicine Building. Next, the institution held a successful opening commemorative symposium at Seung Myung-ho Hall on the 7th floor of the Donghwa Bio Building.

People who carry the APOE2 version of the apolipoprotein E gene are more likely to live to advanced age and are partly protected against Alzheimer's disease, but scientists have struggled to explain why. A new study from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, now published in Aging Cell, offers a mechanistic answer: APOE2 helps human neurons keep their DNA intact and resist becoming senescent, a damaged, dysfunctional state that accumulates with age and contributes to neurodegeneration.

Anna Barbuscia has identified significant gender differences in the impact of maternity and paternity on health. While health indicators vary only slightly among men, whether a father or not, in women, the number and age of their children is associated with changes in their wellbeing and a decrease in physical exercise. The EHU researcher argues that a more equal shared parental responsibility would help reduce these differences.