Sex Differences

Sex differences in brain cell development offer clues into disease risk

(ORDO NEWS) — A new Yale study reveals that astrocytes, a type of glial cell found in the central nervous system, develop at different rates in male and female mice, differences that could affect how neural networks are constructed and may have implications for disease risk. Astrocytes are known to play important roles in brain development, including building, maintaining, and pruning neuronal connections. Previous research has also shown that they…