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flag Men may have worse flu symptoms than women due to biological differences, study finds.

flag A new study suggests that men may indeed experience more severe flu symptoms than women, lending scientific support to the popular notion of "the man flu." flag Researchers found that male mice infected with the flu virus showed stronger immune responses and greater tissue damage compared to females, potentially due to hormonal and genetic differences. flag While the findings are based on animal models, they indicate biological factors could contribute to men reporting more intense symptoms during illness.

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