Women have been outliving men for as long as we known. This finding had baffled scientist for years. In the United States women have outlived men for an average of five years more and in other countries women out lived an average of 10 years! Scientist have been researching this phenomenon for years and finally they found a study that could explain this age gap. Scientist have been studying the brains metabolism rate and how much energy is consumed. "These persisting gender differences in brain metabolism meant that women’s brains often looked younger than those of men their age". The scientist used PET scans to measure the glucose activity in the brain. Because, the amount of glucose in the brain would determine the brains power on daily activity. And this will tell you how much energy the brain uses and how young the brain is. Scientist are still continuing the research of why women's brain are younger than men's and why these subtle differences should not be ignored.
This finding can effect the selling tactic of pharmaceuticals and the society as well. Drug companies can use this research as a marketing tactic for anti aging pills or develop a new drug for male brains. As well a Society tactic can be used to help empower women and use this research to help backup a certain brand.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-have-younger-brains-than-men-11553708268
ReplyDeleteI am surprised that stress was not a factor considered in this article. I did not know a female's metabolic system played a role. That was interesting to learn. The future is female so I am glad science is recognizing that females live longer than males.