Women’s Brain Health Micro-Briefing: November 2025 roundup

Sign up for email micro-briefings in women’s brain health and neuroscience ➡️ Get Email Briefings 🧬 🄧🄧 Why are women more vulnerable to some neurological conditions, like Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis? Well, a new study in mice has identified a gene on the X chromosome that enhances brain inflammation. As women have two X chromosomes, compared to men who only have one, it’s theorised that women may get a ‘double dose’ of inflammation from the duplicate gene. Removing the gene also..