Essays about: "sex-differences"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 47 essays containing the word sex-differences.
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11. Lipid Markers in Men and Women with Peripheral Arterial Disease
University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaperAbstract : Introduction Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) are circulating lipoproteins known to promote development of atherosclerosis. LDL can be oxidized in several ways, including enzymatic oxidation by myeloperoxidase (MPO). READ MORE
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12. Sex-differences in reported adverse side-effects caused by Deep Brain Stimulation therapy in the subthalamic nucleus
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildningAbstract : Parkinson’s disease is a common neurological disease which will progressively damagedopaminergic neurons in the brain. Later stages of the disease will result in death of theneurons. The diagnosis is often made with respect to the motor symptoms, which includetremors, bradykinesia, and rigidity. READ MORE
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13. Sexual Distraction : The Sex-biased Influence of Estrogen on ADHD
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskapAbstract : Everyone gets frustrated over lack of motivation or focus sometimes, but people with ADHD have struggles of related character every single day in their lives. This struggle may be difficult for people to understand. Another factor not well understood is the large discrepancyin the ADHD prevalence between males and females. READ MORE
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14. Lateralized behavior in white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)
University essay from Linköpings universitet/BiologiAbstract : The evolutionary origins of human handedness are not yet fully understood as evidence of lateralized behavior in nonhuman primates is inconclusive. In the present study, lateralized behavior in both spontaneously occurring motor patterns and a tube task was examined in 15 white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar). READ MORE
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15. Sex differences in COVID-19 infections
University essay from Karlstads universitetAbstract : The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak have shown that there may be sex-dependent differences in morbidity and mortality among individuals contracted with the disease. The aim of the study was to analyse the extent that sex differences appear in COVID-19 infections and to explore whether any differences are due to intrinsic factors in the sexes that cause sex-bias in the disease susceptibility and mortality. READ MORE