Neurons show sex-dependent changes during starvation
Friday, January 16, 2009 - 16:14
in Biology & Nature
When it comes to keeping brains alive, it seems nature has deemed that females are more valuable then males. As reported in this weeks' JBC, researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurons produced sex-dependent effects. Male neurons more readily withered up and died, while female neurons did their best to conserve energy and stay alive.