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Women's immune system different from Men says Stanford

Snowdrop

Snowdrop

Rebel without a biscuit
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More news that points to differences between how Men and Women's systems differ.
In this case, how the immune system is triggered by genes.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-07/sumc-wis072715.php

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A new technology for studying the human body's vast system for toggling genes on and off reveals that genes associated with the immune system toggle more frequently, and those same genes operate differently in women and men.
 
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Denise

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I hope they will be able to do larger studies soon and studies looking at healthy people and people with well-characterized diseases also.
 
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