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Male Libido – Men and Sex

Monday, 01 August 2022 by Marianne J. Legato
Why Men Die First Chapter 6- The Male Libido – Men and Sex Listen to the dry voice of science on the subject of monogamy: Monogamous pair bonds are relatively rare among mammalian species…only about 3 percent of mammalian species display such bonds, and even fewer appear to exhibit obligate monogamy [1]   And this:
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Tagged under: men, why men die first

What the World Thinks of Women

Friday, 22 April 2022 by Marianne J. Legato
I have lived a life of privilege in a society where my education and opportunities to contribute to others are respected and acknowledged. But most women in the world are not as fortunate: the horrendous injustices and abuses that the majority have experienced (and which are not only tolerated but perpetuated) have troubled me all my
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Are the Great Apes Really Special?

Friday, 22 April 2022 by Marianne J. Legato
At the beginning of the new year in a new century that  has witnessed some of the most profound changes in biomedical science,  it seems important to consider the meaning of what we have discovered and whether our views of the new powers we have acquired are perhaps simplistic. Certainly, our view of how life
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Omicron: the origin story

Tuesday, 11 January 2022 by Marianne J. Legato
Like any good supervillain, Omicron has an origin story. As Omicron continues to spread throughout the winter, scientists are learning more about where it came from, and how it became so dangerous. Interestingly, the Omicron variant is not related to the last two major strains of COVID—Alpha and Delta—but has been developing in the shadows.
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Tagged under: covid
Pink Pill

FIRST ORAL COVID-19 TREATMENTS AUTHORIZED; MONOCLONAL TREATMENTS LIMITED

Tuesday, 28 December 2021 by Marianne J. Legato
Yesterday marked an important milestone in the fight against COVID-19, as the FDA granted two COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments Emergency use Authorization: Paxlovid (Pfizer) and Molnupiravir (Merck). Both antiviral treatments work by interfering with the virus’ ability to reproduce and replicate within the body, but in slightly different ways. Paxlovid treats the virus by targeting
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The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine Invites You: Annual Gala 2022

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 by Marianne J. Legato
Join us on December 14th at The Metropolitan Club for a night of dinner and dancing, celebrating our silver anniversary! Make your reservations over the phone at 212.737.5663. We look forward to seeing you there. Warmest Regards, Dr. Marianne J. Legato Founder and Director, The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine Marianne J. LegatoMarianne J. Legato, MD, Ph. D. (hon.
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Tagged under: Annual Gala

Featured Blog – Dr. Marianne J. Legato

Tuesday, 08 June 2021 by Marianne J. Legato
Dear Friends, My interest in studying the biology of the diverse nature of human sexuality is a natural extension of my thirty-year effort to persuade the academic community to include biological sex as a variable in scientific research. Until the 1990’s, the “bikini-view” of women looked only at their reproductive function. We assumed that what
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Shattering the Myths: Women and Heart Disease

Friday, 26 March 2021 by Marianne J. Legato
Dear friends, Be sure to view the prize-winning documentary we made about women and coronary artery disease that marked the beginning of our awareness of the unique ways in which women experienced this illness. “Shattering the Myths: The Truth About Women and Coronary Artery Disease” features real women, real stories, and real remedies! Let us know what
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Pregnancy During the Pandemic: What’s lost when women are left out

Thursday, 28 January 2021 by Marianne J. Legato
Dr. Marianne Legato spoke on the importance of including women in clinical research for an NPR article on The Coronavirus Crisis. She commented on the dearth of clinical research on women because of the concerns about taking into account the impact of hormonal fluctuations in the female body. Click here for the full article:  “Protect Pregnant Women
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Tagged under: covid, Pandemic, women

COVID-19 Update: When is a vaccine coming?  How effective will it be?

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 by Marianne J. Legato
Two comprehensive review papers in this week’s issue of NATURE magazine have encouraging news for us.[1],[2]  One summarized the extent of this pandemic: 30 million people in 215 countries are affected, with a death rate of almost a million as of September of this year. Experts pointed to several animal models available for testing vaccines
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From Dr. Legato’s Blog

  • Our collaboration with Johns Hopkins
  • Hormones – The Classical explanation for physiological sex differences
  • Sending Icarus into Space
  • Gender and Body Fat
  • What’s the difference between men’s and women’s lungs
  • Nature versus Nature?
  • The Intelligent Genome: How Epigenetics Mediates Adaptation
  • How focusing on women is impacting how we think about the unique biology of men
  • Excerpted From Gender and the Genome 2019 Vol. 3: 1-3
  • The Difference in How We Talk
  • The Body Language Divide
  • Lost in Translation
  • The Grieving Brain
  • The Cost of Men’s Sports
  • Falling in Love Made Men and Women More Like Each Other
  • For Men Only
  • Presentation to IGM 10th Annual Meeting
  • Why Men Die First How to Lengthen Your Lifespan
  • Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget
  • Bad Breath

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