Biology of Sex Differences
Overview
Biology of Sex Differences is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on understanding the biological basis of sex differences in various aspects of human health and disease. It publishes cutting-edge research articles, reviews, and commentaries exploring the impact of sex on physiology, genetics, endocrinology, neuroscience, and other related fields. The journal aims to advance knowledge in this rapidly evolving area and promote sex-specific approaches in medicine and healthcare.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Biol Sex Differ
Publisher
Biomed Central
Start
2010
End
Continuing
e-ISSN
2042-6410
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialties
Biology
Physiology
Physiology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 6023
61
SJR / Ranks: 1175
2030
CiteScore / Ranks: 1035
11.60
JIF / Ranks: 703
7.9
Recent Articles
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Soares A, Garcia-Rivas V, Fai C, Thomas M, Zheng X, Picciotto M, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Mar;
16(1):19.
PMID: 40038827
Background: Women are more susceptible to stress-induced alcohol drinking, and preclinical data suggest that stress can increase alcohol intake in female rodents; however, a comprehensive understanding of the neurobiological processes...
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Inkster A, Matthews A, Phung T, Plaisier S, Wilson M, Brown C, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Mar;
16(1):18.
PMID: 40038810
Background: The human placenta is distinct from most organs due to its uniquely low-methylated genome. DNA methylation (DNAme) is particularly depleted in the placenta at partially methylated domains and on...
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Dreux V, Lefebvre C, Breemeersch C, Salaun C, Bole-Feysot C, Guerin C, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):17.
PMID: 40001261
Sex differences in rodent models of diet-induced obesity are still poorly documented, particularly regarding how central mechanisms vary between sexes in response to an obesogenic diet. Here, we wanted to...
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Bode A, Luoto S, Kavanagh P
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):16.
PMID: 39994818
Background: Evolutionary selection pressures, most notably sexual selection, have created (and continue to sustain) many psychobehavioral differences between females and males. One such domain where psychobehavioral sex differences may be...
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Peng C, Li X, Li Y, Xu X, Ouyang Y, Li N, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):15.
PMID: 39985099
Background: Accumulating evidence indicates that the dysbiosis of gastrointestinal microbiota is associated with the development of gastric carcinogenesis. However, the sex-specific traits of gastrointestinal microbiota and their correlation with the...
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Hausinger T, Probst B, Hawelka S, Pletzer B
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):14.
PMID: 39972397
Introduction: Female observers in their luteal cycle phase exhibit a bias towards a detail-oriented rather than global visuospatial processing style that is well-documented across cognitive domains such as pattern recognition,...
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Chaturvedi S, Sarafinovska S, Selmanovic D, McCullough K, Swift R, Maloney S, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):13.
PMID: 39966983
Background: Sex differences in brain development are thought to lead to sex variation in social behavior. Sex differences are fundamentally driven by both gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes, yet little...
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Liu Q, Chen B, Wang Q, Xu D, Yang M, Lin G, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):12.
PMID: 39948615
Background: Odor identification (OI) deficits are observed in both individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and serve as risk factors for dementia. Compared with males,...
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Holcomb L, Maldonado L, Nietert P, Hayes M, Witcraft S, Newman R, et al.
Biol Sex Differ
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):11.
PMID: 39939867
Background: Maternal mental health conditions are associated with unmet Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) needs and can impede access to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, leading to...