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Women’s immune systems mount a significantly stronger response against invaders. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock

Man flu is real, but women get more autoimmune diseases and allergies

Women have evolved to have stronger immunity than men. But this comes with downsides - women are more likely to have autoimmune diseases due to their “reactive” immune systems.
Babies more likely to have allergies later were born with hyperactive immunity. Steven Depolo/Flickr

Food allergies linked to overactive immune system at birth

New research has found children who are born with overly active immune cells are more likely to develop allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, wheat and other common foods.
Allergies are becoming more frequent in the western world. Al Fed/Flickr

What are allergies and why are we getting more of them?

Allergies are reactions caused by the immune system as it responds to environmental substances that are usually harmless. But we don’t yet have a cure or the ability to prevent them from developing.

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