Men and women are different in terms of genetic predispositions, study shows
We are not all the same when it comes to illness. In fact, the risk of developing a disease such as diabetes or heart disease varies from one individual to another. A study led by Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Louis-Jeantet Professor ...
Genetics
Sep 20, 2012 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
Wide circle of friends key to mid-life wellbeing for both sexes
The midlife wellbeing of both men and women seems to depend on having a wide circle of friends whom they see regularly, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Health
Aug 22, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Depression linked with increased risk of peripheral artery disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Depression was linked with an increased risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in a study of more than 1,000 men and women with heart disease conducted by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center ...
Cardiology
Aug 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Hey, I'm over here: Men and women see things differently
USC researchers show that men and women focus on different things when paying attention and are drawn away by different types of distractions.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Love knows no gender difference
(HealthDay) -- Think married men and women show their love in vastly different ways? Not necessarily.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Moderate alcohol intake is associated with a lower risk of kidney cancer
A majority of previous epidemiologic studies have shown that moderate drinking is associated with a lower risk of kidney cancer, which may affect about 1% of the general population. In published prospective cohort studies, ...
Cancer
Jul 19, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Spanish study shows that men and women have the same sexual fantasies
A study conducted at the University of Granada have demonstrated that there are not significant differences between men's and women's sexual fantasies. The fact is that both sexes have intimate and romantic sexual fantaies ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 18, 2012 |
2.3 / 5 (3) |
0
Reward sensitivity increases food 'wanting' following television 'junk food' commercials
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, sought to investigate personality ...
Health
Jul 10, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Women are more prone to hypoglycaemia than men
Just how important a gender-specific perspective and the personalised treatment of illnesses are between men and women is being demonstrated by two current studies at the MedUni Vienna, which are being led ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 27, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
New study links healthy muscle mass to healthy bones, finds differences by gender
Researchers have long been aware that the progressive loss of muscle mass and bone density is a natural part of aging. But little work has investigated how muscle tissue affects the inner and outer layers of bone microstructure. ...
Health
Jun 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Men and women respond differently to exercise advertisements
(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise.
Health
Jun 07, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
People see sexy pictures of women as objects, not people
Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualized bodies are on display. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that b ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2012 |
3.5 / 5 (23) |
5
|
Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation: large population study
A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women were a history of palpitations and hypertension. While hypertension is a well known risk factor for AF, the investigators ...
Cardiology
May 15, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Young women at growing risk of drunk-driving crashes
Underage female drinkers have been at a growing risk of fatal car crashes in recent years -- so much that they've caught up with their male counterparts, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on ...
Addiction
Apr 03, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Oral HPV infection, HPV-related cancers more common in men
Oral HPV infection is more common among men than women, explaining why men are more prone than women to develop an HPV related head and neck cancer, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer ...
Cancer
Jan 26, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
