Downvotes are particularly troubling considering the plethora of evidence that there is gender-bias in medical research [1][2][3][4].

[1] http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Medical-research-has-fo...

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1761670/

[3] http://www.bidmc.org/CentersandDepartments/Departments/Medic... /HeartDiseaseDifferencesBetweenMenandWomen.aspx

[4] http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fill-gender-gap-in-medical...

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