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Why Do Women Live Longer? Their Immune Systems May Age More Slowly than Men's

By Susan Scutti | May 14, 2013 09:42 PM EDT

Japanese scientists test their theory that the role played by gender in matters of longevity may be linked to the immune system.

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The Way You Pronounce the Letter ā€˜S’ Reveals Your Gender

By Makini Brice | Jan 04, 2013 03:04 PM EST

How can you tell if a person is male or female just by his or her voice?

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New Survey Reveals The Different Reasons Why Men and Women Dump Their Lovers

By Christine Hsu | Nov 15, 2012 05:22 PM EST

How and why you break up with someone depends on whether you're a man or a woman.

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Mother Had to Wait 3 Months Before Doctors Could Tell Her Whether Newborn Was a Boy or Girl

By Christine Hsu | Nov 06, 2012 06:01 PM EST

A mother was left in utter disbelief after doctors could not tell her for three months whether her baby was a boy or a girl.

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Evolution May Explain Why Bad News Affects Women More Than Men

By Christine Hsu | Oct 11, 2012 12:17 PM EDT

Women are more affected by bad news and can also remember the details better than their male counterparts, according to new research.

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Scientists Reveal Why Most Men Refuse to Ask for Directions Even When They're Lost

By Christine Hsu | Sep 18, 2012 03:41 PM EDT

It's a question that many wives have asked their husbands in the car: why don't you ask for directions?

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Men and Women Are Better at Recognizing Different Objects

By Christine Hsu | Sep 17, 2012 05:13 PM EDT

Men and women are better at recognizing different things, according to new research.

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Babies Can Distinguish Among Races and Genders as Early as 3 Months, Can Racism Be Reversed?

By Makini Brice | Sep 11, 2012 01:28 PM EDT

A psychologist from the University of Delaware has found that babies are able to classify people by race and gender at 3 months; by 9 months, babies have difficulty remembering the faces of people from less-familiar races.

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Childhood Sexual Abuse Triples Risk of Heart Attack in Men

By Christine Hsu | Sep 06, 2012 03:57 PM EDT

Boys who have been sexually abused are three times more likely to experience a heart attack as men compared to those who have never been sexually abused, according to a new study.

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Her Color Blue Could Really Be His Red: Men and Women See Colors Differently

By Christine Hsu | Sep 04, 2012 03:35 PM EDT

Men and women see the world differently, according to new research that finds that while men are more sensitive to fine detail and moving objects, women are better at discriminating between colors.

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Men Lie 1.5 Times More Than Women, Telling on Average of 3 Lies a Day

By Christine Hsu | Aug 29, 2012 04:02 PM EDT

Men are significantly more likely to lie than women, with the average male telling three lies a day or 1,092 a year compared to women who only lie twice a day or 728 times a year, according to new research.

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Why Alzheimer's Hits Women Harder Than Men

By Christine Hsu | Aug 28, 2012 12:27 PM EDT

Alzheimer's disease hits women harder than men, even when both are at the same stage of the disease.

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