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Are there gender differences in happiness? American scientists have shown that there is a gene that makes women happy but that, however, does not work in the male gender. It is the gene for monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), which regulates an enzyme that breaks down brain neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, two substances that cause well-being.

According to the American linguist Deborah Tannen, girls tend to speak at length on the same topic, while boys jump from one topic to another, and are able to address more than fifty different topics in the time that their peers dedicate to just one . On the other hand, Tannen distinguishes between affective conversations, which emphasize showing similarities and sharing experiences, more frequent between women, and informative conversations, focused on telling stories and typical of the male gender.

A British study of 700 parking stations has concluded that women park better than men. The study took into account seven aspects: it took into account several aspects: how fast drivers locate a parking space, how they drive towards it, how long it takes to park, how many times they correct the position of the car and the final result.

This is the conclusion reached by a team of European psychologists after studying the responses of 10,000 subjects to a personality test called 16PF that analyzes 15 different traits. As the authors explain in the journal 'PLoS One', this model allows a better analysis of the personality differences between men and women than the classic studies based on only 5 aspects (The Big Five, that is, emotional stability, friendliness, extroversion, openness to experience and responsibility).

If anger caused by certain personal experiences or external events is not expressed, it can be detrimental to cardiovascular health, especially in women. This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the UNED.

When it comes to health and illness, women can be considered the stronger sex. To date, various studies have shown that their immune system is more resistant. Now, research from the University of Ghent (Belgium) claims to have found the explanation for these differences in the microRNAs encoded on the female double X chromosome.

The incidence of depression in women appears to decrease when consumption of caffeinated coffee increases, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Consuming four or more cups a day reduces the risk of depression by 20 percent.

Middle-aged women who drink only 15 grams of alcohol a day, equivalent to one drink, are in better health and age better than those who do not drink a drop of alcohol or who consume two drinks a day or four or more doses of alcohol on weekends.