http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-medication-drug-resistant-prostate-cancer-laboratory.html Cancer Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:44:48 EST news290699079 An Australian researcher has found the third and final missing piece in the genetic puzzle of an unusual form of hemophilia, more than 20 year after he discovered the first two pieces. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-persistence-hemophilia-mystery-curiosity-discovery.html Genetics Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:19:12 EST news281884744 (Medical Xpress)—Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from London's Kingston University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-experts-red-wine-mask-testosterone.html Medical research Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:01:00 EST news276858007 (Medical Xpress)—A person's style of speech—not just the pitch of his or her voice—may help determine whether the listener perceives the speaker to be male or female, according to a University of Colorado Boulder researcher who studied transgender people transitioning from female to male. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-pronunciation-impacts-perception-gender.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:40:50 EST news276529181 (HealthDay)—The approved use of the drug Zytiga has been expanded to include treatment of men with late-stage, hormone therapy-resistant prostate cancer before they undergo chemotherapy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fda-oks-prostate-cancer-drug.html Medications Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:20:04 EST news274379071 Testosterone is considered the male hormone, standing for aggression and posturing. Researchers around Prof. Dr. Armin Falk, an economist from the University of Bonn, have now been able to demonstrate that this sex hormone surprisingly also fosters social behavior. In play situations, subjects who had received testosterone clearly lied less frequently than individuals who had only received a placebo. The results have just been published in the Public Library of Science's journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-testosterone-honesty-biological-background-lying.html Medical research Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:00:27 EST news269106354 Male hormonal contraceptives applied daily to the skin reduce sperm production, finds a new study to be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-hormonal-gel-combination-reversible-birth.html Medical research Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:50:01 EST news259844653 A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man's behavioral and health changes than by aging. The study results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-declining-testosterone-men-aging.html Health Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:10:01 EST news259674737 A U.S patent issued today to the University of Rochester and two other entities for the use of compounds related to a popular spice in the fight against cancer, acne, baldness, and other medical conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-capability-curry-component-disease-merits.html Medical research Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:42:32 EST news258723742 A new type of male contraceptive could be created thanks to the discovery of a key gene essential for sperm development. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gene-discovery-non-hormonal-male-contraceptive.html Genetics Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:02 EST news257093954 Testosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London has found. The findings may have implications for how group decisions are affected by dominant individuals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-testosterone-cooperative-egocentric.html Medical research Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:04 EST news247248764 Menopause has little to no impact on whether women become more susceptible to diabetes, according to a one-of-a-kind study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-menopause-diabetes.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:50:01 EST news230894763