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The Biology of Gender
Neural Pathways and Serious Injury
Thermoregulation
Regulating the Endochrine System

The Biology of Gender

Sex Hormones and the Brain
Web article: 2 Aug 2019; Dana Foundation - Kayt Sukel
Stop Using Phony Science to Justify Transphobia
Blog post: 13 Jun 2019; Scientific America - Simón(e) D Sun

TED Talk: 10 Jan 2019; TEDWomen 2018 - Karissa Sanbonmatsu

US proposal for defining gender has no basis in science
Editorial article: 30 Oct 2018; Nature (a natureresearch journal) Vol 563

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Hormones may affect girls' interests, but not their gender identity or playmates
Press release: 1 Mar 2018; Penn State University via ScienceDaily - Sheri A. Berenbaum, Adriene M. Beltz, Kristina Bryk, Susan McHale
Would gender differences exist if we treated all people the same from birth?
Web article: 23 Nov 2016; The Conversation - Joe Herbert (Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge)
Between the (Gender) Lines: the Science of Transgender Identity
Web article: 25 Oct 2016; Harvard University - Katherine J Wu

YouTube video: 23 Apr 2012; TED-Ed - Aaron Reedy

TEDx Talk: 10 Jun 2011; TEDxNorthwesternU - Alice Dreger

Neural Pathways and Serious Injury

Researchers identify molecular process that could accelerate recovery from nerve injuries
News release: 2 Oct 2019; University of California-Los Angeles Health Sciences via Science Daily
How a revolutionary technique got people with spinal-cord injuries back on their feet
Web article: 31 Jul 2019; nature (a natureresearch journal) - Cassandra Willyard
Fooling nerve cells into acting normal
News release: 9 May 2019; University of Missouri - Eric Stann
Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries
News release: 10 Apr 2019; Imperial College London - Ryan O'Hare
New spinal cord therapy helps paralyzed patients walk again
Web article: 31 Oct 2018; National Geographic - Emily Mullin
Nerve discovery offers hope to patients suffering major spinal cord injuries
News article: 31 Jan 2018; ABC News - Sophie Scott and Rebecca Armitage
Discovery Offers New Genetic Pathway for Injured Nerve Regeneration
Press release: 25 Jan 2018; University of California San Diego - Mario Aguilera
Controlling nerve injury repair revealed in Monash University study
News release: 7 Nov 2017; Monash University - Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute

Thermoregulation

Zebras’ stripes could be used to control their temperature, reveals new study
Press release: 13 Jun 2019; Taylor & Francis Group - Alison Cobb and Dr Stephen Cobb
Hypothermia can be a deadly condition and treatment takes a delicate approach
News article: 11 Jun 2019; ABC News - Annie Gaffney
In cold blood: how therapeutic hypothermia can save lives
Web article: 3 Jun 2019; Science Focus Magazine - Tom Ireland
Wearable cooling and heating patch could serve as personal thermostat and save energy
News release: 17 May 2019; University of California-San Diego via ScienceDaily
Muscle more important than fat in regulating heat loss from the hands
News release: 14 Feb 2018; University of Cambridge via ScienceDaily
Using an air conditioner in summer may affect sleep quality
News release: 16 Feb 2017; Toyohashi University of Technology via ScienceDaily
Research on sweat glands suggests a route to better skin grafts
News release: 3 Jan 2017; Rockefeller University via ScienceDaily

Regulating the Endochrine System

Puberty may offer window to reset effects of early deprived care on a key stress-response system
Research brief: 13 Nov 2019; University of Minnesota
Diabetes advances poised to help manage blood sugar after meals
News release: 7 Oct 2019; The Endochrine Society via ScienceDaily
Vaping may harm fertility in young women
Press release: 5 Sep 2019; Endochrine Society