That's why women live longer than men

They like to think of themselves as stronger sex, but when it comes to longevity, men live less than women.

And scientists have already been able to find out why.

They say that the Y chromosome, or rather, its loss, may be the cause of short life in men.

Found only in the male gender, the Y chromosome contains DNA that makes men such and is present in almost every cell in the body, writes the tvclean. But to some males, over the years he begins to disappear from some blood cells.

Previous studies have concluded that the loss of this chromosome on males causes them to die at an early age and suffer from certain types of cancer.

Scientists say they have also managed to establish a link between the Y chromosome and the Alzheimer's disease show.