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High-testosterone competitors more likely to choose red

Why do so many sports players and athletes choose to wear the color red when they compete? A new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that it may ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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

Could duration of prostate cancer hormone therapy be halved?

(HealthDay)—For some men with prostate cancer, hormonal therapy to beat the disease could be safely cut from three years to half that time, a new clinical trial suggests.

Cancer created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Androgenic hormones could help treat multiple sclerosis, study finds

Testosterone and its derivatives could constitute an efficient treatment against myelin diseases such as multiple sclerosis, reveals a study by researchers from the Laboratoire d'Imagerie et de Neurosciences Cognitives. Myelin ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low testosterone levels affect total lipid oxidation

(HealthDay)—Very low testosterone levels impact total lipid oxidation but have no effect on the production of very-low-density lipoprotein-triglycerides (VLDL-TGs), according to a study published online ...

Medical research created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Testosterone gel fails to boost Viagra's effects

(HealthDay)—Men who have erectile dysfunction and low testosterone may get no extra benefit from adding the hormone to their Viagra prescription, a new study suggests.

Medical research created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prenatal testosterone levels influence later response to reward

New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

How a low-protein diet predisposes offspring to adulthood hypertension

Studies have shown that the offspring of mothers on a low-protein diet are more likely to develop hypertension as adults. Now, Drs. Gao, Yallampalli, and Yallampalli of the University of Texas Medical Branch ...

Medical research created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify genetic markers for testosterone, estrogen level regulation

A research study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, in collaboration with a global consortium, has identified genetic markers that influence a protein involved ...

Genetics created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overweight men can boost low testosterone levels by losing weight

Weight loss can reduce the prevalence of low testosterone levels in overweight, middle-aged men with prediabetes by almost 50 percent, a new study finds. Results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Proposed testosterone testing of some female olympians challenged by scientists

Proposed Olympic policies for testing the testosterone levels of select female athletes could discriminate against women who may not meet traditional notions of femininity and distort the scientific evidence on the relationship ...

Other created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can testosterone therapy help obese men lose weight?

(HealthDay) -- Older obese men with low levels of testosterone can lose weight when levels of the male hormone are restored to normal, a new study suggests.

Health created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low testosterone levels could raise diabetes risk for men

Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes, a study suggests.

Medical research created May 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prenatal testosterone linked to increased risk of language delay for male infants, study shows

New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development compared to females. The research, published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast