The sex gene SRY and Parkinson’s disease: how genes act differently in male and female brains
- Written by Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University
Male and female brains are different at every level. Science is continuing to uncover how these differences affect health and disease.From shutterstock.com
Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease common in elderly people, is twice as prevalent in men than women.
A new study published this month suggests the sex gene (SRY...