Male Scent Molecules May Be Compromising Biomedical Research

sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Scientists have found that mice feel 36% less pain when a male researcher is in the room, versus a female researcher. The rodents are also less stressed out. The effect appears to be due to scent molecules that male mammals (including humans, dogs, and cats) have been emitting for eons. The finding could help explain why some labs have trouble replicating the results of others, and it could cause a reevaluation of decades of animal experiments: everything from the effectiveness of experimental drugs to the ability of monkeys to do math. Male odor could even influence human clinical trials."

Comments

Re:Captain Obvoius

[Anonymous Coward]

If by "imtimidating" you meant "sexy", and by "stress" you meant "erections", I'm right there with you, buddy.

Re:Showing pain, not feeling pain

[gurps_npc]

I read it. No results, just claims. Unsupported by facts. There is no such thing as a pain detection device. If such a thing existed, it would be used in lawsuits over soft tissue damage (i.e. whiplash or any other pain & suffering legal cases).

Idiots measured a couple of hormone levels, declared them 'stress hormones', then declared that pain and stress were equivalent, then declared themselves the winner.

Not real science, just journalistic claptrap designed to sell web clicks.