Estrogen may lessen severity of COVID-19 symptoms in women, study finds:
There is growing evidence that Covid-19 poses greater risks for men than women1. Wake Forest School of Medicine has published a review of preclinical data that may indicate a protective effect related to estrogen.
Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?
In an effort to understand why this occurs, scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine conducted a review of published preclinical data on sex-specific hormone activity, especially estrogen. The review is published in the September online issue of the journal Current Hypertension Reports.
"We know that coronavirus affects the heart and we know that estrogen is protective against cardiovascular disease in women, so the most likely explanation seemed to be hormonal differences between the sexes," said the lead author of the review, Leanne Groban, M.D., professor of anesthesiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health.
Journal Reference:
Leanne Groban, Hao Wang, Xuming Sun, et al. Is Sex a Determinant of COVID-19 Infection? Truth or Myth? [open], Current Hypertension Reports (DOI: 10.1007/s11906-020-01073-x)
(1) See Also:
Covid Kills More Men Than Women. Experts Still Can't Explain Why
Why Covid-19 Poses Greater Risks for Men Than Women
Why Does the Coronavirus Hit Men Harder? A New Clue
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Tuesday September 01 2020, @07:20PM (1 child)
I think you meant vain.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday September 01 2020, @08:49PM
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Two posts higher I said
Words with 3 homonyms are fun.
Caulks Cocks Cox
Censer Censor Sensor
Chorale Coral Corral
Clawed Claud Claude
Concord Concurred Conquered
Decent Descent Dissent
Dense Dents Dints
Dew Do Due
Flew Flu Flue
Gem Gym Jim
Gen Gin Jen
Hays Haze Hey's
Heal Heel He'll
Heard Herd Hurd
Hem Him Hymn
Holey Holy Wholly
Knead Kneed Need
Kneel Neal Neil
Knight Night Nite
Knot Naught Not
Lager Lauger Logger
Liar Lier (as in outlier) Lyre
Main Maine Mane
Maize Mays Maze
Mall Maul Moll
Mary Marry Merry
Meat Meet Mete
Micks Mick's Mix
Palate (roof of mouth, appreciation of taste), Palette (painting, color board), Pallet (straw mattress)
Pedal Peddle Petal
Poored Pored Poured
Prays Praise Preys
Rose (flower) Rose (did rise) Rows
Seas Sees Seize
Seoul Sole Soul
Sew So Sow
Steal Steel Still
Taught Taut Tot
Tease Tees T's
Tends Tens Tins
Their There They're
Threw Through Thru
To Too Two
Toad Toed Towed (three-toed sloth, cars will be towed)
Vain Vane Vein
Wails Wales Whales
Way Weigh Whey
We'll Wheel Will
Your You're Yore
Even more funner are words with 4 homonyms.
Cents Scents Sense Since
Right (direction, is correct, something not subject to a vote) Rite Wright Write
Ware Wear (clothing) Wear (diminished by use) We're Where
But the most funnest of all are words with 5 homonyms.
Macs Mac's Macks Maks Max
Maybe I'll have to post my complete list one day. I didn't collect these overnight you know.
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The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.