Eli5: Why do women live longer than men on average, even among the older population like supercentenarians?
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I can’t say with regard to lifespan, but my field is neurodegenerative disease and I can say that primary female hormones (e.g. estrogen) are hypothesized to have a neuroprotective effect. Male brains age more aggressively than female brains.
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