Archive for September, 2011
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Eggs May Increase Risk Of Lethal Prostate Cancer In Healthy Men
Friday, September 30th, 2011
, concluded US researchers in a study published recently in the journal , a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. First author Erin L. Richman from the department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and colleagues, write that we already know red and processed meat may increase [...]
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Childless Men Have Greater Risk Of Dying From Cardiovascular Disease Than Fathers Do
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
A man who has never had any children has a greater chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than fathers, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, California, reported in the journal . The authors say that they do not know whether is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Michael Eisenberg, MD, assistant professor [...]
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Discovery Of New Genetic Region Responsible For Testicle Development
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
New research presented at the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology meeting has found a genetic region, which may control testicle development in the foetus. Men have XY sex chromosomes, and the development of testes is thought to occur after upregulation of the testicular SOX9 gene pathway, in the presence of factor SRY on the Y [...]
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Not All Males Aspire To Have Chiseled Bodies Idealized By Popular Culture
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Male bodies are increasingly objectified by mass media. Consider Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, a cast member of MTV’s Jersey Shore reality show, who garnered fame by flashing his chiseled abs before cameras. Such objectification should send young men running to gyms or fretting before mirrors, right? Not quite. A new study from Concordia University and [...]
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Not All Males Aspire To Have Chiseled Bodies Idealized By Popular Culture
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Male bodies are increasingly objectified by mass media. Consider Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, a cast member of MTV’s Jersey Shore reality show, who garnered fame by flashing his chiseled abs before cameras. Such objectification should send young men running to gyms or fretting before mirrors, right? Not quite. A new study from Concordia University and [...]
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Childless Men More At Risk Of Death From Cardiovascular Disease
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is higher for childless men than for fathers, according to a large study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The new study, which was published online Sept. 26 in , tracked some 135,000 male members of the American Association of Retired Persons over [...]
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Childless Men More At Risk Of Death From Cardiovascular Disease
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
The risk of dying from cardiovascular disease is higher for childless men than for fathers, according to a large study led by a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The new study, which was published online Sept. 26 in , tracked some 135,000 male members of the American Association of Retired Persons over [...]
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Colon Cancer Initial Screening For Men Should Be Earlier Than For Women, Study
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Colon Cancer Initial Screening For Men Should Be Earlier Than For Women, Study tumors than women of the same age and suggests male sex is a risk factor for the disease. The researchers propose this means men should be screened earlier than women, but do not say whether this ought to be by delaying the [...]
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Discovery Of New Genetic Region Responsible For Testicle Development
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
New research presented at the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology meeting has found a genetic region, which may control testicle development in the foetus. Men have XY sex chromosomes, and the development of testes is thought to occur after upregulation of the testicular SOX9 gene pathway, in the presence of factor SRY on the Y [...]
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Childless Men Have Greater Risk Of Dying From Cardiovascular Disease Than Fathers Do
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
A man who has never had any children has a greater chance of dying from cardiovascular disease than fathers, researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine, California, reported in the journal . The authors say that they do not know whether is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Michael Eisenberg, MD, assistant professor [...]