https://medicalxpress.com/mens-health-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Men's Health Men with severely reduced fertility are at greater risk of developing other health conditions later in life. A research team from Lund University in Sweden has now shown that these men are also more likely to develop colorectal cancer and thyroid cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-severe-male-infertility-higher-colorectal.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:20:06 EDT news695561041 More than 35,000 men in the United States die from prostate cancer each year. Now, a new study reveals the immune cell weaponry we might use to save lives. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-prostate-immune-niches-cells-persist.html Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:01 EDT news694774170 Statistics show clear differences in the population's immune system according to sex: men are more susceptible to infections and cancers, while women have stronger immune responses, which translate, for example, into better responses to vaccines. Even so, with a more reactive immune system, the probability of the body attacking itself also increases, causing 80% of autoimmune disease development to occur in women. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-women-immune-bigger-age-men.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:20:04 EDT news695038681 Researchers have discovered that a mutation of the MDGA1 gene, a key factor modulating the connections and characteristics between nerve cells, serves as a new cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and suggested the possibility of a drug to treat the disorder. This study holds great significance, as it provides biological clues on why autism is more frequent among men than among women. The findings are published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-autism-affects-men-women-mdga1.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:05 EDT news694970581 Cornell scientists have taken a major step toward developing a safe, reversible, long-acting and 100% effective nonhormonal male contraceptive, considered the holy grail of male contraception. A proof-of-principle study in mice, six years in the making, shows how targeting a natural checkpoint in meiosis, the process by which sex cells reproduce, safely stopped sperm production. The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-big-safe-reversible-male-contraception.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:20:03 EDT news694791661 A new study has found that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may mimic one of exercise's core biological effects in men with prostate cancer, raising levels of a molecule tied to energy balance and weight control even when patients are inactive. The findings suggest that metformin could help counter the metabolic strain of hormone therapy, when fatigue and other side effects often limit physical activity. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-diabetes-drug-metformin-echo-benefits.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:00:01 EDT news694425481 New findings from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), published in Pharmacological Research, show that an innovative drug effectively prevents prostate tumors from spreading to an advanced and incurable stage in the bones. The targeted small molecule inhibitor, IVMT-Rx-4, also enhances standard-of-care chemotherapy treatment for the disease, offering significant potential for a paradigm shift in the treatment of metastatic tumors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-therapy-halts-prostate-cancer-bone.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:02 EDT news694365242 Salt has been used as a seasoning and food preservative for thousands of years, but having too much of it can lead to various diseases, including high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney disease. Salt overconsumption is also known to accelerate cognitive decline. To avoid an increased likelihood of developing such diseases due to salt overconsumption, the WHO recommends adults consume no more than five grams of salt per day. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-older-men-saltshakers-women-salt.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:01 EDT news694192921 Where previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the lives of patients who have exhausted all other treatment options, a new study now demonstrates that the therapy is also effective in an earlier stage of the disease. As a result, more burdensome hormone therapy can be postponed by twenty additional months, shows research led by Radboudumc. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-psma-therapy-delays-hormone-prostate.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:20:05 EDT news694174321 Hormone patches are as good at controlling locally advanced prostate cancer as the injections typically used to deliver hormone therapy, according to the results of a large clinical trial led by UCL (University College London) researchers. Men with cancer that has spread just outside the prostate are given hormone therapy to suppress levels of testosterone which the cancer needs to grow. Most commonly, this is done by injections of drugs that block testosterone production. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-clinical-trial-hormone-patches-effective.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:03 EDT news693656101 Prostate cancer affects one in five Australian men, making it the most common cancer in the country. Now, researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have produced the world's most detailed cellular "atlas" of early-stage prostate cancer, revealing the earliest changes that lead to the disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-cellular-atlas-prostate-cancer-avenues.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:12 EDT news693651361 Eating large amounts of ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked not only to reduced fertility in men, but also to slower growth in early embryos, and smaller yolk sacs, which are essential for early embryonic development, according to new research. The authors of the study, which is published in Human Reproduction, say their findings suggest that reducing the consumption of UPFs, especially around the time of conception and pregnancy, is better for both parents and embryos. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-ultra-foods-linked-fertility-embryonic.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:00:02 EDT news693488659 Fathers in Sweden are less likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner's pregnancy and in the months following the birth of their child. However, diagnoses of depression and stress-related disorders increase a year later, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Sichuan University in China. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-fathers-psychiatric-disorders-year-child.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 11:00:12 EDT news693216781 New research from the University of Southampton and international partners shines a spotlight on the significant and often under-recognized role that fathers' health and well-being play in shaping pregnancy and child outcomes. The study, published in The Lancet, challenges the traditional approach to pregnancy care which focuses solely on mothers' behaviors. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-fathers-health-crucial-pregnancy-child.html Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:30:09 EDT news692872381 An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following inconclusive or reassuring results from an MRI scan, new research has found. Findings from the PRIMARY2 trial have been presented at the European Association of Urology Congress in London (EAU26). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-scan-prostate-cancer-cells-biopsies.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:00:01 EDT news692523293 A mouse study found that a father's nicotine exposure can affect the offspring's ability to process sugar and may contribute to diabetes risk, according to new research published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-father-tobacco-children-diabetes-mouse.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:05 EDT news692517260 A gene called FOXJ1 may drive resistance to taxane chemotherapy during treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The findings provide important new insights into why patients with metastatic disease often stop responding to a key class of life-prolonging chemotherapy drugs after initially benefiting. Given that taxanes remain the only chemotherapy agents with demonstrated survival benefit in advanced prostate cancer, understanding how and why resistance develops is an urgent need for patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-gene-linked-chemotherapy-resistance-prostate.html Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:20:02 EDT news692371600 Researchers have found that targeted delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA) can restore sperm production and fertility in genetically infertile male mice. The findings, published in Stem Cell Reports, demonstrate that transient mRNA treatment restored sperm production and enabled the birth of healthy offspring. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-mrna-therapy-fertility-genetically-infertile.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:08 EST news691838988