Men’s immune system has no respond to post-traumatic stress disorder

Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, found that women immune systems showed a strong response to chronic post-traumatic stress disorder, while men showed no response.

While a robust immune response protects the body from foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses, an over-activated response causes inflammation, which can lead to such conditions as cardiovascular disease and arthritis.