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Iron deficiency in pregnancy may affect sex development

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Hippocratic Post

Iron deficiency in pregnancy may influence the sex development of a baby in utero, researchers have found. An 8-year international study involving The University of Queensland found a low-iron diet in pregnant mice caused male-to-female sex reversal in a proportion of their embryos. Emeritus Professor Peter Koopman from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience, working with […]

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Hippocratic Post

Diseased male livers undergo sex-change: The livers of men diagnosed with hepatic diseases change sex as part of a potential self-protective mechanism, according to University of Queensland research. Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) lead researcher, Associate Professor Frederic Gachon said the surprise discovery was made during an investigation into why disruption of the body’s circadian clock is associated with […]