A REASON WHY WOMEN MAY LIVE LONGER THAN MEN

For years scientists and researchers have claimed that women live longer because their life is easier and they are less stressed than men...or similar rationalizations. Now researchers believe that men, through genes passed only by sperm, therefore from the father's side, have a built in gene signal that shortens their life as compared to women.

"Scientists working on mice have highlighted a specific gene that, although carried by both sexes, appears to be active only in males. They believe it allows males to grow bigger bodies - but at the expense of their longevity." For the complete article, click here. Obviously, as with most research, longevity is determined by many variables. People die from illnesses, accidents, life style poor choices, toxin ingestion, violence, suicide, homicide, and many factors which have nothing to do with genes. However, it would be interesting to continue to follow this research.
A period life table is what insurance companies are interested in. After all, they bet against the odds, don't they?...But they try to limit that to setting up their premiums to allow them to figure their odds most closely to be in their favor ultimately.