News tagged with adult males


Men may have natural aversion to adultery with friends' wives

After outgrowing teenage infatuations with the girl next door, adult males seem to be biologically designed to avoid amorous attractions to the wife next door, according to a University of Missouri study that found adult ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sexually transmitted HIV: Key mechanisms elucidated in men

Having suggested in 2011 that the urethra is a novel entry site for HIV, a team from the Institut Cochin (CNRS/Inserm/Université Paris Descartes, with the support of Anrs), has now confirmed this hypothesis and identified ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For those short on time, aerobic, not resistance, exercise is best bet for weight, fat loss

A new study led by North Carolina researchers has found that when it comes to weight- and fat loss, aerobic training is better than resistance training. The study is believed to the largest randomized trial to directly compare ...

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

We're all living longer, but longevity increases not benefitting everybody

Global lifespans have risen dramatically in the past 40 years, but the increased life expectancy is not benefitting everybody equally, say University of Toronto researchers. In particular, adult males from low- and middle-income ...

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study documents high incidence of Pica in Madagascar

(Medical Xpress)—Pica—craving and intentionally consuming nonfood substances, such as earth—and amylophagy, eating raw starches—are widespread among people around the world, including the U.S. Some ...

Health created Nov 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese teen boys have up to 50 percent less testosterone than lean boys

A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Study suggests that obese teen males may become impotent, infertile adults

(Medical Xpress)—A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychiatric disorders may persist in some young people after detention

A study of juveniles detained in Chicago suggests that more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment five years after detention, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in three victims of teen dating violence has had more than one abuser

(Medical Xpress)—More than one-third of young adults who reported being victims of dating violence as teenagers had two or more abusive partners, a new study suggests.

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vietnam law bans smoking in public

Vietnam has passed a law banning smoking in public places and all tobacco advertising, an official said Tuesday.

Health created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A tide of health risks engulfs the largest generation of adolescents in the world's history

There is wide variation between and within regions in the profile of adolescent health. The highest death rates remain in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Alarmingly, adolescents in these countries are rapidly ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WHO urges China to bolster tobacco controls

(AP) -- The head of the World Health Organization urged China on Tuesday to bolster controls on tobacco in a country where half of adult males smoke.

Health created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers achieve male fertility breakthrough

A Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher has achieved a significant breakthrough in male fertility, producing normal sperm from mouse cells.

Medical research created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sex hormones impact career choices

(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Low testosterone linked to varicoceles

As many as 15 percent of men have varicoceles, masses of enlarged and dilated veins in the testicles. There is new evidence that varicoceles, long known to be a cause of male infertility, interfere with the production of ...

Medical research created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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