A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression—but only in females.

Females "tend and befriend" rather than "fight or flee." Higher stress hormone responses explain their higher incidence of ...

Researchers have found that clear-cut male dominance is rare in primates, with both sexes capable of reigning supreme ...

When female athletes collapse on the playing field, they are less likely to be resuscitated than men: How gender differences ...

Jenny Saville’s peers shunned painting in favour of alternative media such as photography, video and installations, the artist stuck to her guns and, unapologetically, worked on canvases as large as ...

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but do not affect female brains, a new study of rats has shown ...

Female chimpanzees that forge strong, grooming-rich friendships with other females dramatically boost their infants’ odds of making it past the perilous first year—no kin required. Three ...

Titus was just 4 years old when poachers killed his father and several other close adults in his group. Despite the violence, the young mountain gorilla developed an approach to leadership ...

Dane, best known for his roles in Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, first shared news of his diagnosis in April in a statement with a hopeful attitude about the future.