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▲ luhsprwhk 2 days ago

This should have been part of the title, because the abstract says the results are that men handle booze worse than women, which is the opposite in humans.

▲wbl 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Watch out: men typically are more habituated and bigger, both of which are confounders.

▲luhsprwhk 2 days ago | parent [-]

True, true. What's interesting about this study is that the girl rats were unfazed while the boy rats had hangovers. Do their livers work differently? With humans it's not stark like that.

▲zamalek 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This is about long-term effects, not the day after, or during.

▲luhsprwhk 2 days ago | parent [-]

So what? Are you saying that long term effects are worse in men than women in humans? Because that's not true.

▲devmor 2 days ago | parent [-]

Do you know of a study that shows that long term effects in men and women are the same or worse in women?

▲luhsprwhk 2 days ago | parent [-]

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▲devmor 2 days ago | parent [-]

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▲luhsprwhk 2 days ago | parent [-]

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▲devmor 2 days ago | parent [-]

I think you are mistaken about who you're replying to, but it shouldn't matter.

Someone made a claim. You made a claim that they are specifically wrong and the opposite is true, not that their claim is unproven. I just wanted to know what information informed your claim.

Please familiarize yourself with the guidelines[1] here at HN. This isn't a place for hyperbolic arguments or flame wars. Most people here - especially under posts about scientific research - are just trying to discuss subjects rationally.

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html