{
  "id": 14804985,
  "title": "Skin has a sex: Females and males do not renew their skin in the same way",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/skin-has-a-sex-females-and-males-do-not-renew-their-skin-in-the-same",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-15T22:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-skin-sex-females-males-renew.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By filming skin stem cells in living mice over five months, researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, have discovered that in females these cells renew the skin in a more coordinated way than in males. This difference, controlled by sex hormones, goes hand in hand with faster wound healing in female mice. This research could…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}