Protected from a form of cell death, women are more resilient to kidney disease

In the battle of the sexes, women beat men in their ability to recover from kidney injury, but the reasons are not well understood. A study provides some insights: Females, it turns out, have an advantage at the molecular level that protects them from a form of cell death that occurs in injured kidneys. This protection could be exploited as a potential therapeutic.

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