It appears that male levels of testosterone (women have testosterone too), cause a decrease in the auto-immune response to viruses compared to women's immune response. The mechanism is somewhat complex, but the result is something that we women have known for some time....we're the ones who have to take care of everyone else in the family when viruses hit. Now, we see that nature is giving us women a helping hand our need-to-stay-well-when-everyone-else-is-sick department.
For anyone who would like to view the entire article, here's where you'll find it:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/12/20/1321060111.full.pdf#!
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