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Men Overreact to Stress?
Submitted by Scott on Thu, 2001-12-06 21:02
Donald Cameron writes "An article in the National Post reports: "By nature, men overreact to stress...male fetuses release double the amount of the stress hormone, cortisol, than female fetuses do. This "exaggerated stressful response" in males before birth means men may be "over-responsive to stress" after birth." I have to wonder if there is hope for men in light of this kind of research. It is good to know about the causes of diseases and disorders. I just somehow feel that we are headed into some strange territory (dare I say "Brave New World?") where genetic research can be used to make wild claims that go beyond the findings of a study. They could just as easily have said that women underreact to stress, could they not?"Source: The National Post [Canadian newspaper]
Title: By nature, men overreact to stress, research finds
Author: Sarah Schmidt
Date: December 4, 2001
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