Male infants

Sons Of Women With PCOS More Likely To Develop Obesity: Study

The study reveals sons of women with PCOS have a threefold risk of obesity and of having high levels of "bad" cholesterol, which increases the risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes later in life. 

May 07, 2023, 15:27 PM IST

Why female newborns stay better protected from brain injury

It has been known for some time that male infants are more vulnerable to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) - a type of brain injury - than females, but why this gender difference exists has remained a mystery.

Feb 05, 2016, 12:10 PM IST