More or Less: Behind the Stats   /     Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?

Description

What has the colour of your hair got to do with your capacity to withstand pain? We investigate the claim, which regularly circulates on social media, that natural redheads are 25% tougher than their brunette peers. Pain expert Jeff Mogil explains how it all comes down to something called MC1R. Presenter: Charlotte McDonald Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison

Subtitle
We investigate if people with red hair have a hidden pain-blocking superpower
Duration
537
Publishing date
2025-01-18 05:50
Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kkfqyx
Contributors
  BBC Radio 4
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