Research links chance of disease to gender

Updated February 27 2020 - 8:23am, first published 8:18am
Researchers have linked men's susceptibility to obesity to their immune systems.
Researchers have linked men's susceptibility to obesity to their immune systems.

Differences in male and female immune systems may have a direct link to men's propensity to develop obesity, heart disease, stroke and diabetes and women to suffer more from certain autoimmune diseases such as arthritis.