XX or XY: For Better or For Worse
Are there sex differences in the human immune system? Yes, there are. Women have stronger immune systems than men. But, similar to a coin this presents two sides. Women are less likely to catch infections and develop cancer, and if they do the infection tends to be less severe than in men. This has been well demonstrated during the Covid pandemic. But, the other side of the coin is that women are more likely to suffer auto-immune diseases than men. …