How Men And Women Cope Differently With Stress Traced To Genetic Differences By Hebrew University Researchers

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 7, 2009 

EXCERPT: "Can people's differing reactions to situations of stress be attributed at least in part to genetic differences and do those differences affect men and women in different ways - with the edge seemingly favoring the women? Research .... would seem to indicate that the answer to both questions is yes."   more

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