Resources

Gender Differences in Cardiometabolic Health And Disease in a Cross-Sectional Observational Obesity Study

Strack, C., et al.

Provides information on sex differences in body fat distribution and their impact on cardiometabolic risk and metabolic syndrome prevalence in obesity research.

Gender Differences in Depression: Critical Review

Piccinelli, M. & Wilkinson, G. 

Reviews data on gender differences in depression, examining risk factors and determinants to clarify why prevalence is higher in females than males.

Gender Disparity in the Funding of Diseases by the U.S. National Institutes of Health

Mirin, A. A. 

Analyzes and quantifies NIH disease funding disparities by gender, comparing allocations to disease burden to highlight inequities in research funding priorities.

Gendered Medicine

Jacobson, R. 

Summarizes sex differences in response to psychotropic drugs, reviewing evidence to inform safer, more effective, gender-specific medication guidelines and clinical practices.

Global Epidemiology of Ischemic Heart Disease: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study

Khan, M. A. et al.

Summarizes global epidemiology, trends, and forecasts of ischemic heart disease to inform health policy, prevention strategies, and future healthcare planning.

Global, Regional, and National Burden of Neurological Disorders, 1990-2016: A Systematic Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

GBD 2016 Neurology Collaborators 

Provides information on the global, regional, and national burden of 15 neurological disorders from 1990–2016 to inform health policy and resource allocation.

Global, Regional, and National Time Trends in Incidence for Migraine, from 1990 to 2019: an Age-Period-Cohort Analysis for the GBD 2019

Fan, L. et al.

Summarizes global, regional, and national migraine incidence trends (1990-2019) using age-period-cohort analysis to inform prevention and management strategies.

Immune system adaptation during gender-affirming testosterone treatment

Lakshmikanth

Provides information on immune system changes during gender-affirming testosterone therapy in trans men, aiming to clarify hormone effects on immunity and health.

Influence of Sex on Toxicity and Treatment Outcome in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Singh, S. et al.

Summarizes sex-based differences in chemotherapy toxicity, response rates, and survival outcomes in small-cell lung cancer to inform treatment considerations.

Market Demand for Noncommunicable Disease Drugs and Diagnostics

The Defeat-NCD Partnership

Summarizes market demand, availability, and affordability gaps for non-communicable disease drugs and diagnostics in LMICs to inform procurement and policy decisions.

Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences In Autoimmunity

Fairweather et al.

Summarizes mechanisms underlying sex differences in autoimmunity, reviewing roles of hormones, genes, environment, and emerging research on microRNAs and extracellular vesicles.

Mental Health Atlas 2024

World Health Organization

Summarizes global data on countries’ mental health policies, services, workforce, and progress toward WHO mental health targets to identify gaps and guide improvements.