How you handle emotional stress

Your gender could determine how you handle emotional stress.

Researchers say it appears emotional stress affects the heart health of women more than men.

During a study, experts had a group of men and women work on a stressful math problem.

While both genders had a higher heart rate during the task, men had an increased coronary blood flow, while women showed no change.

Experts say this could explain why women have more heart attacks during emotionally trying times.