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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ella Creamer

Men and other mammals live longer if they are castrated, says researcher

Cat Bohannon leaning against a table with a skull on it
Bohannon said it had been observed in 20th-century America that castrated men lived longer ‘than their regularly balled peers’. Photograph: Annabel Clark/The Guardian

Whether it is the fountain of youth or the elixir of life, men have travelled the world looking for the key to increasing their longevity.

They should be looking a bit closer to home, according to one leading researcher – although after they do, they might end up taking the years God intended for them.

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