A new study that analyzes 10 years of data finds that contrary to what many people may believe, taking part in marathons
and half-marathons is not linked to higher risk of cardiac arrest compared to other forms of athletics. The study, published online
on 12 January in the
, reveals that most of the participants who [...]

In Cardiovascular Disease, Is It The Alcohol Or Polyphenols In Red Wine That Benefits Patients?
Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages, but not the beverages themselves. While there have been many intervention trials in animals, randomized [...]

The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a recent study published in
PLoS ONE.
“Narcissistic men may be paying a high price in terms of their physical health, in addition to the psychological cost to their relationships,” says Sara Konrath, a University of Michigan psychologist [...]

compared to women, a difference attributed to the sex hormones androgen and estrogen. Although this gender difference has been known for a long time, the molecular mechanisms by which estrogens prevent – and androgens promote – liver cancer remain unclear.
Now, new research, published in
from the lab of Klaus Kaestner, PhD, professor of Genetics [...]

Nearly Three Quarters Of Injuries To Headphone-Wearing Pedestrians Are Fatal – Teens, Young Adult Males Predominantly Affected
Listen up, pedestrians wearing headphones. Can you hear the trains or cars around you? Many probably can’t, especially young adult males. Serious injuries to pedestrians listening to headphones have more than tripled in six years, according to [...]

later in life, according to new research in
Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
and other heart-related complications; it affects over 2.7 million Americans. While
is a risk factor for AF, the health consequences of upper-normal blood pressure are not yet fully understood.
“Women with blood pressure on the upper end of the normal [...]

Who knew that male fertility depends on sperm-cell architecture? A University of Illinois study reports that a certain omega-3 fatty acid is necessary to construct the arch that turns a round, immature sperm cell into a pointy-headed super swimmer with an extra long tail.
“Normal sperm cells contain an arc-like structure called the acrosome that [...]

Melissa Perry, Sc.D., M.H.S., professor and chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the GW School of Public Health and Health Services and adjunct associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, led an observational study indicating that environmental exposure to organochlorine chemicals, including Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and p,p’-DDE (the main [...]

Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where patients experience episodes of vomiting separated by symptom free intervals.
The study, published in the January issue of
Neurogastroenterology and Motility,
looked at 226 patients seen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, New York, USA, over a 13-year [...]

No Increased Risk Of Cardiac Arrest By Participating In Marathons, Half-Marathons
Participation in marathon and half-marathon races is at an all-time high, but numerous reports of race-related cardiac arrests have called the safety of this activity into question. A new study finds that participating in these races actually is associated with a relatively low [...]