Sara Miller, Staff Writer at Live Science, and Claire Maldarelli, assistant editor at Popular Science, discuss a new study that suggests that men might not be exaggerating symptoms of the flu after all...they might actually suffer more than women!
Miller and Maldarelli weigh-in on the findings, which seem to come down to estrogen. Women, because they have more of the hormone, seem to have stronger immune defenses to respiratory illness.
Both writers also talk the discrepancies in the findings. Social constructs and regular doctor visits could proect against getting sick were not taken into account in the study.
Results of late-stage clinical trials are showing promising results for a new Alzheimer's Drug from Eli Lilly.
Over a dozen states are under air quality alerts as smoke from the Canadian wildfires continues to make its way across the country.
Millions of Americans continue to be under a heat advisory as extreme temperatures are still affecting the southern U.S.
Florida's latest invasive species comes a-hoppin' down the street: lionhead rabbits.
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A 7.2 magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska over the weekend, leading to a brief tsunami warning.
Over 11 million Americans are under a heat advisory, with the extreme weather hitting the southern U.S.
