Why women live longer (on average)

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  • Dr Mordrid
    Moderator
    • Apr 2001
    • 26592

    #1

    Why women live longer (on average)

    Because they get pregnant.

    It's being reported that the fetus showers the mothers body with stem cells. As reported in the online version of London;

    Scientists believe they may have unlocked the secret of why women tend to live longer than men.

    It is all down to motherhood. The cells from the developing baby pass into the mother's bone marrow during the early stages of pregnancy.

    The scientists say these cells may rejuvenate the mother's own, repair damage and fight disease, prolonging her life. The findings, in today's Lancet, could explain why women who have had children are less likely to develop arthritis, multiple sclerosis and breast cancer.
    Full article: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...ing%20Standard

    Interesting....

    Dr. Mordrid
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  • J1NG
    Super MURCer
    • Feb 2000
    • 1388

    #2
    Now I wonder what some people are gonna think after reading that...

    J1NG

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    • TransformX
      Super MURCer
      • Sep 2003
      • 4946

      #3
      Why women live longer ?
      Because they don't marry women !
      "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."

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      • Dilitante1
        Administrator
        • Aug 1999
        • 1829

        #4
        And here i thought i'd see:

        Question:Why do men die before women usually?

        Answer: Because they WANT to!
        Better to let one think you are a fool, than speak and prove it


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        • KvHagedorn
          Super MURCer
          • Aug 1999
          • 10725

          #5
          Originally posted by TransformX
          Why women live longer ?
          Because they don't marry women !
          You lucky bastard. Not only is Alice cute as a bug, but she must be the coolest chick on Earth to put up with you.

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          • Elie
            MURC Writer
            • Aug 1999
            • 4420

            #6
            Hey my wife had twin boys, does that mean she would live twice an long?



            Cheers,
            Elie

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            • cjolley
              Super MURCer
              • Aug 1999
              • 7672

              #7
              It's really because the woman does not carry the new 30 pounder around in the heat and humidity of Guangzhou.
              The man does.
              Help me!
              Chuck
              Chuck
              秋音的爸爸

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              • Brian Ellis
                Super MURCer
                • Sep 1999
                • 9623

                #8
                There is an Orthodox nunnery here (a really beautiful haven of peace) where, judging from appearances, the youngest nun looks about 95 and the eldest about 105 (actually, they are about 10 years younger than this). Now, I wonder where they got their stem cells from?
                Brian (the devil incarnate)

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                • KvHagedorn
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 10725

                  #9
                  That's ok.. what years kids give in the womb they take away during the terrible twos.

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                  • KvHagedorn
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 1999
                    • 10725

                    #10
                    Originally posted by cjolley
                    It's really because the woman does not carry the new 30 pounder around in the heat and humidity of Guangzhou.
                    The man does.
                    Help me!
                    Chuck
                    I was thinking you were referring to some war and some sort of british cannon.

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                    • Brian Ellis
                      Super MURCer
                      • Sep 1999
                      • 9623

                      #11
                      Originally posted by cjolley
                      It's really because the woman does not carry the new 30 pounder around in the heat and humidity of Guangzhou.
                      The man does.
                      Help me!
                      Chuck
                      What are her feet for?
                      Brian (the devil incarnate)

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                      • Ajax
                        Super MURCer
                        • Oct 2002
                        • 877

                        #12
                        I heard a theory once, that it has something to do with the woman loosing blood every month, and her body replenishing itself with fresh blood. Interesting stuff Doc.
                        --Insert something here--

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