@article{47c5b4b23ea245208e46202a572329d5,
title = "Let{\textquoteright}s talk about sex: Integrating sex as a biological variable into epilepsy research",
abstract = "There is a long history of underrepresentation of women and female animals being studied in scientific research, which has resulted in gaps in knowledge and at times, inaccurate clinical recommendations. There is a gradual shift in the mindset of the scientific community on this issue, in part related to policy changes enacted by the National Institute of Health (NIH). Sex must now be accounted for as a biological variable in both basic and clinical research. This review discusses the history of evolving policies on inclusion of sex-informed data in scientific research, and the ways in which epilepsy researchers can approach future studies in a manner that takes sex as a biological variable into account.",
author = "Ernst, {Lia D.}",
note = "Funding Information: For historic, cultural, and pragmatic reasons, there is a long history of underrepresentation of women and female animals in scientific research. Important sex differences have been overlooked, resulting in inaccurate clinical recommendations, due to failure to include and analyze scientific data taking sex into account. In the past few decades, there has been a shift in the mentality of researchers to begin to consider the importance of sex as a biological variable. This shift has occurred in part due to policy changes enacted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is not enough to consider sex and gender when conducting research, but to pursue active integration of sex as a biological variable. Integration requires that data be analyzed by sex, and that data be reported in a manner that accounts for sex. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} American Epilepsy Society.",
year = "2018",
month = sep,
day = "1",
doi = "10.5698/1535-7597.18.5.292",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "18",
pages = "292--294",
journal = "Epilepsy Currents",
issn = "1535-7597",
publisher = "American Epilepsy Society",
number = "5",
}