Human papillomavirus, or HPV, has recently been linked to some types of head and neck cancer that are becoming more prominent in the United States, mostly among men. Patients infected with oral HPV type 16 have a 14 times greater risk of developing one of these cancers, which usually form on the tonsils and at […]

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A latest study at the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows that more people are suffering serious injury or death while wearing headphones. The number has tripled in six years.
Researchers sy an increase in the use of headphones while walking in the street has led to a dramatic rise in the number of injuries, […]

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According to new research from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, the perception that women are scarce leads men to become impulsive, save less, and increase borrowing.
While sex ratios do not influence the financial choices women make, they do shape women’s expectations of how men should spend their money when courting. As consequence, women […]

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A new research conducted by psychologists from the British Psychological Society has said men are twice more likely than women to take risks at work, so a healthy balance of both genders at work place would be a good idea to make business thrive.
The author of the study suggested that the gulf between men and women was […]

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A Sweedish study at the Sahlgrenska Academy has found men who have lost their partner to cancer and who are still single four to five years after their loss run a far greater risk of developing mental illness than those who have managed to find a new partner.
It has been scientifically proven that relatives of […]

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A new study at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario, Canada, confirms drinking too much alcohol can lead to unsafe sex.
The more alcohol the participants drank, the more willing they were to engage in unsafe sex, the study authors said. Alcohol use has long been associated with HIV incidence. However, it hasn’t […]

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A research at the Ohio State University suggests that while men do think about sex more often than women, the subject crosses their mind an average of only about 19 times per day, compared to 10 times per day for women.
The results seem to disprove the popular notion that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would […]

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A new study at University of Nebraska-Lincoln has revealed that a rare gene may be responsible for impulsivity, alcohol problems in men.
Researchers say the gene plays an important role in brain development and in how neurons function. Being impulsive can lead people to say things they regret, buy things they really don’t need, engage in behaviours that are […]

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According to a new study, impulsive men behave aggressively, in part, because they have lower levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the most important inhibitory neurotransmitter, in a specific part of their brain involved in regulating self-control.
The scientific team found that men with more GABA in their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex had lower scores in one aspect of impulsivity […]

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A study which examined Americans’ feelings on fatherhood by surveying nearly 1,000 men across the nation, concluded 77 percent of U.S. men rated being a good father as very important, while just 49 percent said the same about having a successful career.
Still, the study suggests that fathers and non-fathers alike see fatherhood as a “package deal” […]

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