A new study at the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Minnesota, suggests men who drive Porsches or flaunt other flashy possessions are usually not the “marrying kind.”
This research suggests that conspicuous products, such as Porsches, can serve the same function for some men that large and brilliant feathers serve for peacocks

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A recent study at McGill University in Montreal concluded unemployment can be deadly, especially for men and suggests the need for public health initiatives that target unemployed people.
Researchers found when a man loses his job, it still often means that the family will become poorer and suffer in various ways, which in turn can have […]

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Researchers at Indiana University and Methodist Research Institute publish the dramatic effects of a natural formula against prostate cancer.
The formula studied has been shown to inhibit growth of human androgen dependent as well as independent prostate cancer cells, and suppresses the metastatic potential of these cells. Natural compounds in this formula are known to be […]

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Johns Hopkins scientists and their colleagues paired laboratory and epidemiologic data to find that men using the cardiac drug, digoxin, had a 24 percent lower risk for prostate cancer. The scientists say further research about the discovery may lead to use of the drug, or new ones that work the same way, to treat the […]

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A new study at Brown University finds that what really makes a man is his expression of the lone X chromosome and the activity of a protein complex that gives enzymes on the chromosome an extra boost to increase gene expression.
Researchers found that men must increase gene expression on their lone X-chromosome to match the […]

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A new study from a research team in Seattle investigaresthe real risks associated with androgen supplementation and subequent diagnosis of prostate cancer (or other prostate disorders).
The authors conclude that abnormally high physiologic levels of serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT), associated with decreased levels of serum testosterone, do not significantly alter intraprostatic levels of DHT, testosterone, or prostate epithelial cell androgen-regulated […]

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A new study at University of Michigan shows the majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don’t give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes.
When did visit the doctor, the majority of the 105 men questioned said they disliked the tone […]

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A new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the PSA screening test for prostate cancer is more reliable in men taking Dutasteride (Avodart®), a drug widely prescribed to shrink an enlarged prostate gland.
According to study leader, Dutasteride enhances a rising PSA’s ability to detect high-grade cancers that require early diagnosis […]

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According to a study at University of Melbourne, alteration of a single gene could turn some male embryos into female ones.
These disorders occur when the testis or ovary does not develop properly in the embryo, causing genital abnormalities in one out of 4,500 babies, reports the American Journal of Human Genetics.
An international team, including University […]

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New research at the University of Toronto in Canada has found. that male teens with disruptive behavior disorders have a one-third increased risk of being seriously injured in a traffic crash, either as a driver or a pedestrian.
Disruptive behavioral disorders might be considered as contributors to traffic crashes — similar to epilepsy, diabetes and some […]

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