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  1. The #women in the study experienced more tightening of their small #peripheral #arteries (the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body) than men did when under #mental #stress. Not only that, but this #microvascular response to stress was also associated with adverse outcomes in women but not in men.
    #Biology #Medical #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2023/03/med03222301