The following is a list of the five
major areas of physiology, and the ways that the study of sex
differences in health, aging and disease promises to improve disease
detection and treatment, as well as overall health, in each area. By
assembling a cross-disciplinary team of top researchers and clinicians,
the CSD at Georgetown University promises to make comprehensive
contributions to the study of sex differences while advocating the
importance of sex-based research in all fields of medicine.