It was long known that men suffer more rarely from inflammatory diseases than women, but now a new research at  the Institute of Pharmacy of University Jena has found how sexual hormones play an important role in this.
They found that in male cells the enzyme phospholipase D is less active than in the female ones […]

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A new study at the University of Sydney, Australia, suggests testosterone levels don’t necessarily drop with age, but it’s more likely among older men with declining general health.
Bucking prior research indicating age-related testosterone deficiency contributes to deteriorating health, fatigue and libido loss, Australian researchers found that blood testosterone amounts didn’t fall in older men with […]

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A new study finds low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric surgery.Low testosterone levels were not strongly associated with complaints of sexual dysfunction before surgery. However, Thissen said men did not complain of sexual dysfunction after surgery-related weight loss.
 The results will be presented […]

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According to a study published in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man’s testosterone levels.
The study leader found that men who slept less than five hours a night for one week in a laboratory had significantly lower levels of testosterone than when they had a full […]

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AndroGel® (testosterone gel) 1.62%, a clear, odorless, gel formulation shown to restore testosterone levels in hypogonadal men with half the volume of gel at the starting dose compared to AndroGel 1%.
Nearly 14 million men in the United States may have low testosterone levels.  The Endocrine Society developed […]

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Bio-T-Gel is a testosterone gel for the treatment of male hypogonadism or low testosterone levels. Bio-T-Gel was developed initially by BioSante, and then it was licensed to Teva for late stage clinical development. Teva is responsible for all Bio-T-Gel regulatory and marketing activities. BioSante will receive certain milestone payments and royalties upon commercialization. The current […]

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Scientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins. The key to their findings lies with a protein known as SMAD3 and the rate at which it is produced.
Puberty begins when the body starts to produce large amounts of the hormone testosterone. Testosterone acts through specialized cells in the testis […]

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A new research at the Centre For Men’s Health in London’s Harley  has found that around two million men in Britain are suffering from low testosterone levels.
The condition is associated with a range of symptoms, including reduced sex drive, impotence, loss of energy, depression, weight gain, memory loss, irritability and night sweats.
Low testosterone levels can be […]

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A research team from Concordia University has concluded the length between the second and fourth finger is an indicator of high levels of prenatal testosterone, risk-taking and potential financial success in men. As consequence, potential investors might wish to examine the fingers of their financial advisor prior to signing over any savings.
The findings, published in the journal […]

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According to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), effects of testosterone treatment on muscle mass and quality of life not maintained at six months post-treatment
The study team concluded that the beneficial effects of six months of testosterone treatment on muscle mass, strength and quality of […]

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