{"id":226981,"date":"2024-06-01T12:25:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/to-stay-alive-try-being-more-female\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:18:10","slug":"to-stay-alive-try-being-more-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/01\/to-stay-alive-try-being-more-female\/","title":{"rendered":"To stay alive, try being more female"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Women and children first, right? The idea that the female body is more vulnerable is pervasive in the public imagination. But in biology, it is increasingly clear the male body has that dubious honour. So let\u2019s talk a bit about innate female strength<\/a>, shall we?<\/p>\n

When it comes to fighting off invading pathogens, female bodies come up victorious \u2013 and not just in relation to covid-19<\/a>. Across the human lifespan, they<\/a> are less likely to contract most infections. At first, scientists weren\u2019t sure about this: in many places in the world, boys are taken to health clinics sooner, which can\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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