Women and men often react differently to medication, stress or illness. Nevertheless, for decades the male body was considered the standard in medicine. Until the 1990s, women were excluded from many clinical studies, partly out of concern that hormonal fluctuations could "complicate" research results.
The consequences of this data gap are still noticeable today: diseases often manifest differently in women, are recognized later and are sometimes treated less effectively. Two researchers at Leipzig University are working to change this.
