Gender differences in diagnosis, prognosis and response to therapies and vaccines - ISS (EN)

Gender medicine aims to guarantee each individual the appropriateness in prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. The main objectives are: 

• identification of sex specific biomarkers and development of new technologies (diagnostic, prognostic and predictive of response to treatments)  
• identification of sex-specific therapeutic targets 
• study of the impact of sex/gender on:
  • the efficacy of drugs and related adverse events
  • the response and adverse reactions to vaccines and iii) the efficacy and validity of medical devices