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Science says the man flu might actually be a thing

Great news guys, science says the 'man flu' is real - but it also means we're the less 'valuable' sex and therefore dispensable!
Posted by: admin , December 15, 2016
  • Great news guys, science says the ‘man flu’ is real – but it also means we’re the less ‘valuable’ sex and therefore dispensable!
  • According to scientists at the University of London, some viruses cause men to get sicker than women.
  • It’s believed this is because the viruses have evolved to cause less harm to women, most likely as a way to increase their chance of being passed on from mother to child – to preserve the female population.
  • This finding supports a recent study that men have more temperature receptors in the brain, and so are more sensitive to coughs and colds.
  • The study has been published in Nature Communications.

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http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/ok-fellas-so-man-flu-might-be-real-but-you-might-be-more-dispensable/news-story/a5c47dc17f7e3dd5d4caf3f3d9338c44

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