In a recent study published in the journal Cell, a team of scientists predominantly from Stanford University discovered that sex-biased autoimmunity, where females are more affected by autoimmune ...

Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumour growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long ...

Researchers have long known that women are more likely to develop autoimmune disorders than men, though they’ve struggled to fully understand why. Now a new study in mice suggests a key part of the ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists say a molecule linked to the X chromosome may explain why women are at higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases. Cavan Images/Getty Images Of all people living with ...

Xist, a molecule expressed only in cells with two X chromosomes, has been exposed as a key cause of the disproportionate representation of women in the incidence of autoimmune disorders. A team of ...