Women's brains more resilient to higher levels of genetic defects: study

Friday, February 28, 2014 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

Women are able to carry higher levels of genetic defects without getting brain development disorders such as autism, supporting the possibility of a 'female protective effect', finds a new study.

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