Women`s woes
Women are almost twice as much disposed to depression as men, suggests a collection of studies. While hormones and sleep cycles determine mood changes, it is confirmed that genes play no role (Scientific American, Vol 272, No 6).
Positron Emission Tomographic scans conducted on equal number of men and women by Mark S George and colleagues at the National Institute of Mental Health, USA, revealed that when women are sad, their brains become more metabolicallyactive than Men feeling low.