Men with prostate cancer can improve their outcomes if they walk briskly for at least three hours a week following their diagnosis, according to a recent study in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. “It appears that men who walk briskly after their diagnosis may delay or even prevent progression of […]
Men who have been diagnosed with poor sperm quality and who are trying to have children should limit their cell phone use. Researchers have found that while cell phone use appears to increase the level of testosterone circulating in the body, it may also lead to low sperm quality and a decrease in fertility.
Men and women had starkly different immune system responses to chronic post-traumatic stress disorder with men showing no response and women showing a strong response, in two studies by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco. While a robust immune response protects the body from foreign invaders, […]
Research suggests that intelligence in humans is controlled by the part of the brain known as the cortex, and most theories of age-related cognitive decline focus on cortical dysfunction. However, a new study of Scottish older adults reported in the April 2011 issue of Elsevier’s Cortex suggests that grey matter volume in the ‘cerebellum’ at […]
Emory University experts predict that rates of depressive disorders among men will increase as the 21st century progresses. In an editorial published in the March, 2011 issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, author Boadie Dunlop, MD, writes “Compared to women, many men attach a great importance to their roles as providers and protectors of […]
Using aspirin for coronary heart prevention is less costly and more effective than doing nothing in men older than 45 with more than a 10 percent 10-year-risk of the disease, according to a study by researchers at RTI International, University of Michigan, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The results were published online […]
Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and high blood pressure (hypertension), may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems as well. These are the primary findings reported from a study that will be presented at […]
It seems the old nature versus nurture debate cannot be won. But a new Northwestern University study of men in the Philippines makes a strong case for nurture’s role in male to female differences – suggesting that rapid weight gain in the first six months of life predicts earlier puberty for boys. The researchers think […]
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