We don't know exactly why men are taller than women on average, but we have some genetic clues. On average, human males tend ...

X and Y gene dosage effects are primary contributors to human sexual dimorphism: The case of height. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025; 122 (22) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503039122 ...

More information: A. Papadopoulou et al, Insights from the largest diverse ancestry sex-specific disease map for genetically predicted height, npj Genomic Medicine (2025).

Height loss in middle age is linked to a heightened risk of early death, primarily from heart disease or stroke—at least in Northern European women—suggests research published in the online ...