Why women are more likely to panic?

Women are more than twice as likely to be in a stressful state as their men because their brains are more sensitive to a substance that is created when people are worried and scared.

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Historically, statistics have shown that the rate of women suffering from depression, psychological disorders after having met sexual dysfunction and other neurological problems is many times higher than men. However, there have not been any studies showing the cause of this trend.

Telegraph said Dr. Rita Valentino - a researcher at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, USA - and colleagues studied the mechanism of dealing with stress in mice. They forced the mice to swim through a pool of water to create a state of fear in them.

They found that the brains of the female mice responded more strongly to a hormone called CRF - a substance that is produced whenever they feel anxious. Male mice are less sensitive to CRF, so their stress levels decrease.

The study was conducted on mice, but its results can be applied to humans because CRF plays a similar role in the bodies of all mammals, including humans.

'Our findings help scientists explain why women are twice as likely to be stressed as men', Valentino commented.

According to Valentino, many studies show that CRF production is often disrupted in people with stress-induced neurological disorders.