Men Live 5 Years Shorter on Average — Not Because of Risk-Taking: Scientists Discover Women’s “Sleep Gene” Is the Real Key (Harper’s BAZAAR)
Men, on average, live about five years less than women worldwide—a persistent gap observed across diverse populations and historical periods. Even as lifestyle factors such as risk-taking behaviors, occupational hazards and delayed healthcare seeking have often been cited as explanations, recent scientific research points to a more fundamental biological mechanism: a specific genetic advantage present … Read more