It seems like many of the things we associate mostly with girls, and mostly with boys - may be inherently (literally!) true.

Studies seem to show that girls really do seem to talk before their male peers, and boys seem to walk before girls.

Added to that a boy's tendency to prefer action over faces and words, and a girl's preference for facial study and one-on-one conversation, and we may not just be stereotyping here.

There are many old wives tales that are blatantly false (think a full head of unborn baby hair causing heartburn) but many are based in fact.

Apparently girls take doing badly in school a little harder than their male counterparts.

Analyzing 800 people from the state of Washington, it was found that of all the people who had experienced academic failure (failed exams, drop outs) 22% of females faced depression, with 17% of males.

From Reuters-

"They said adolescent girls who are expelled, suspended or drop out of high school before they graduate are more likely to have a serious bout of depression by age 21 than boys with similar experiences.

By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- A sweeping government study of childhood cancers has found numerous differences in cancer types depending on a child's age, sex, race and where he or she lives in the United States.

White children had the highest incidence of all cancers, the researchers found, and youngsters in the Northeast were diagnosed with cancer more often than children in other parts of the country.

By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The first signs that men are at higher risk of heart disease than women appear during the adolescent years, according a new study that tracked boys and girls through their teens.

By Randy Dotinga
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to smoking pot, trouble-prone boys are more likely to give up the habit if it isn't considered cool, but trouble-prone girls will keep toking no matter what, new research shows.