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Drug abuse impairs sexual performance in men even after rehabilitation

Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas University in Colombia have found that drug abuse negatively affects sexual performance in men even after years of abstinence. This finding contradicts other ...

Health created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Shorter woman, taller man: Preferences for partner height translate into actual partner choices

Finding Mr. or Ms. Right is a complicated process, and choosing a mate may involve compromising on less important factors like their height. However, research published January 16 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Ger ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Change in PSA levels over time can help predict aggressive prostate cancer

Measurements taken over time of prostate specific antigen, the most commonly used screening test for prostate cancer in men, improve the accuracy of aggressive prostate cancer detection when compared to a single measurement ...

Cancer created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel racial/ethnic differences found in diabetic kidney disease

(HealthDay)—Rates of proteinuric and nonproteinuric diabetic kidney disease (DKD) vary significantly across racial/ethnic groups, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes Care.

Diabetes created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter can help people lose weight

(Medical Xpress)—Using Twitter can help you achieve a healthy weight. A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that using Twitter, the popular information network ...

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prevalence of interstitial cystitis/chronic prostatitis ID'd

(HealthDay)—The symptoms of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are widespread among men in the United States, according to ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pronunciation of 's' sounds impacts perception of gender, researcher finds

(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 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Updated 'Partin Tables' tool now available to predict prostate cancer spread

Prostate cancer experts at Johns Hopkins have developed an updated version of the Partin Tables, a tool to help men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their doctors to better assess their chance of a surgical cure. The updated ...

Cancer created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategies needed to encourage male cancer survivors to consider future fertility

Pioneering research presented at the Fertility 2013 conference today (Thursday 3 January 2013) shows that a large proportion of male cancer patients are missing out on appropriate fertility advice.

Cancer created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bisexual men on the 'down low' run risk for poor mental health

Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Dietary PA/OA fat ratio may affect T2DM risk in women only

(HealthDay)—A diet low in palmitic acid (PA) and high in oleic acid (OA) improves insulin sensitivity and is associated with lower levels of markers of metabolic and oxidative stress in women only, according ...

Diabetes created Dec 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Upper lumbar disc space related to hip pain

(HealthDay)—Disc space narrowing at disc levels L1/L2 and L2/L3, visible on lumbar radiographs, may help to identify hip pain patients whose pain originates in the lumbar spine, according to research published ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strength training improves vascular function in young black men

Six weeks of weight training can significantly improve blood markers of cardiovascular health in young African-American men, researchers report in the Journal of Human Hypertension.

Cardiology created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World-first tissue study could re-shape future of advanced prostate cancer treatment

The first-ever comprehensive study of prostate cancer tissue has revealed a completely new gene network driving the disease in patients who have stopped responding to standard hormone treatment, according ...

Cancer created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rate of new HIV infections drops for first time among black women, CDC reports

(HealthDay)—For the first time, the rate of new HIV infections among black American women declined between 2008 and 2010, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0