Researchers at the Michigan State University gave evidence to support the fact that testosterone plays a crucial role in protecting people against eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.
The study also have suggested that testosterone plays a crucial role in protecting people against eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia.

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A new study at the University of Western Australia, Perth has shown that older men with lower free testosterone levels in their blood appear to have higher prevalence of depression.
During the study, the researchers found that after controlling for other factors like education level, body mass index and cognitive scores, men in the lowest quintile […]

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Researchers in Britain said on Monday 11 February, that naturally occurring levels of the male hormone testosterone appear to protect men from fatal heart attacks or strokes and death from all manner of causes. On the other hand, the researchers cautioned men not to begin testosterone supplementation based on the results of this 10-year study, […]

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Previous studies widely hypothesized a link between elevated androgen levels and an increase in the risk for prostate cancer.
Recent research suggests that blood levels of androgens and other sex hormones do not appear to be related to the risk for prostate cancer. The finding comes from a huge pooled analysis of data from 18 studies, […]

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Side effects accompanying androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), including sarcopenia, loss of bone mass and reduction in muscle strength, can compromise physical function, particularly in older patients.
According to latest reviews, exercise, specifically resistance training, may be an effective and cost-efficient strategy to limit or even reverse some of these adverse effects during and following therapy. In […]

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According to the results of a study at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland, male aging is associated with a gradual decrease in circulating testosterone, which may be detrimental to bone. In community-dwelling men older than 60 years, serum testosterone levels were independently associated with the risk for osteoporotic fracture.
However, the authors report in the […]

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A study at the University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, has revealed that men above 60 years of age having low blood testosterone levels are more prone to fractures.
The researchers said that one-third of all osteoporotic fractures caused by porous bones occur in men. Particularly the men having a previous osteoporotic fracture have […]

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A new research study reports in the January 2008 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch that testosterone levels may affect men’s cognitive performance.
The data are far from conclusive, but is an evidence that testosterone levels decline with age, just when memory begins to slow. On the other hand, higher testosterone levels in midlife have been […]

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According to a study in the January 2 issue of JAMA, testosterone supplementation in older men increases lean body mass and decreases body fat, but is no stronger and has no improvement in mobility or cognition compared with men who do not use the supplement. The researchers suggest that cognitive function and bone mineral density […]

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Multiple evidence link low testosterone levels to cognitive decline and dementia in aging men. Many studies have considered a beneficial effects of testosterone treatment and high blood testosterone, but the overall findings have been mixed.
Recently, investigators at the University of Chicago, Illinois revealed that high doses of testosterone may have detrimental effects on memory and brain function in elderly […]

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