r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Sep 09 '24

Neuroscience Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds. MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/09/covid-lockdowns-prematurely-aged-girls-brains-more-than-boys-study-finds
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u/Dedj_McDedjson Sep 09 '24

Also, for families in which there is a child providing or assisting in informal care for a parent or other family member, it's usually more likely to be one of the daughters. Carers were at increased risk of infection, repeated infection, and lack of appropriate recovery and care for their own illness.

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u/explain_that_shit Sep 09 '24

I think more men than women contracted covid when it was being closely monitored and specific data was emerging. Would be difficult to say that one or another social phenomenon specifically overrode any other.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

And that’s exactly contrary to the point being made that it affected women more severely

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u/External-Praline-451 Sep 10 '24

Not necessarily. More women are liable to get Long Covid and CFS/ ME, as well as more autoimmune diseases. The body reacting differently with more long-term consequences doesn't necessarily mean it is more deadly.