https://medicalxpress.com/mens-health-news/ en-us Latest health news and information about Men's Health New research from Keele University and the University of Aberdeen has found that men with cardiovascular disease are at higher risk of cancer and death from cancer than women. The study found this pattern across all cancer subtypes, with lung cancer and colorectal cancers accounting for the highest risk. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-link-heart-disease-cancer-deaths.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:05 EDT news705236702 An imbalance in the bacteria found in men's semen was linked to substantially lower chances of a couple having a baby and to more pregnancy losses, according to new research published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health. This association between semen bacteria and birth outcomes was seen among couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) fertility treatment, as well as among women with recurrent pregnancy loss. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-bacterial-imbalance-men-semen-chances.html Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:40:04 EDT news705138720 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men diagnosed with prostate cancer are less likely to receive surgery than other Australian men and more likely to face financial barriers to treatment, according to the largest Australian study of its kind. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-access-barriers-aboriginal-men-prostate.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:20:01 EDT news705065881 An erectile dysfunction drug that is also used to treat symptoms, such as sudden urgency and frequency, associated with an enlarged prostate in men may heighten the risk of glaucoma, a serious eye condition, a large comparative study published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology finds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-erectile-dysfunction-drug-enlarged-prostate.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:30:01 EDT news704965160 Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) has made significant strides over the past 50 years, although it only recently received FDA approval to treat prostate cancer. But despite the progress—and billions of dollars in industry investments—one area that has lagged behind is dosing, which is still one-size-fits-all. Now, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an AI model that can inform individualized treatment by generating a patient's radiation dose map with gold-standard accuracy in under 23 seconds. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-ai-tool-dose-personalize-prostate.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:00:05 EDT news705075901 UCLA researchers have identified a promising strategy to make a new class of targeted cancer therapies more effective against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer, potentially overcoming treatment resistance that has limited their success. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-combination-therapies-treatment-resistance-advanced.html Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:10 EDT news705062642 During ketamine anesthesia, the brain's nerve cells fall silent—as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have shown that immune cells in the brain play a critical role in this process—with differences between female and male brains. The findings were published in Science Advances. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-microglia-reveal-sex-specific-brain.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:08 EDT news704554981 Men aged 50 years and older demonstrate insufficient knowledge, a positive attitude and proactive practices regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 17 in Neurourology and Urodynamics. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-men-years-older-insufficient-knowledge.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:00:03 EDT news704634461 A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according to a large study of more than 1,000 Danish men. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-percentage-body-fat-indicator-men.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 19:10:01 EDT news704473801 A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers and newborns treated in the public health care system of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, demonstrated this. The analysis revealed that the greater the consumption of ultra-processed foods by the fathers, the higher the birth weight and the greater the accumulation of fat in the baby's thighs and suprailiac region. High birth weight and elevated body fat early in life are risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases in adulthood. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-consumption-ultra-foods-fathers-babies.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:40:01 EDT news704539954 Having children marks a before and after in people's lives. It is a life event that brings significant biological, psychological and social changes. However, it does not affect the whole population equally. A study conducted by the OPIK research group published in the Journal of Family Studies shows that its impact varies greatly between men and women. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-mother-affects-health-father.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:40:05 EDT news704457993 Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, recently announced plans to measure testosterone levels in U.S. soldiers with a promise of "ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best." Soldiers found to have low testosterone would be offered treatment, although accepting it would remain voluntary. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-testosterone-combat-readiness-evidence.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:00:06 EDT news703772733 The movements of a surgeon in a procedure—called "surgical gestures"—can be used to predict patient recovery, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators. Their findings, published in npj Digital Medicine, suggest this technology could help surgeons refine their techniques and improve patient outcomes. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-ai-surgical-technique-prostate-cancer.html Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:04 EDT news704108972 Many fractures are early-warning signs of osteoporosis. Yet in everyday clinical care, they often go unrecognized and undocumented as warning signs, according to a new nationwide Austrian study by the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) and the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Osteology (LBI Osteology). Men are affected more often. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-bone-fractures-unlinked-osteoporosis.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:40:01 EDT news703758983 In 2023, nearly 51 million people were injured and 1.34 million died from road injuries, making road injuries one of the leading global causes of premature death and disability, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-world-road-injuries-death-young.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:30:01 EDT news703755781 A noninvasive DNA blood test can identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are most likely to benefit from 223Ra radiopharmaceutical therapy and monitor their progress throughout treatment, according to new research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Incorporating this approach to DNA profiling into clinical practice has the potential to refine patient selection, enable early detection of treatment resistance and optimize personalized management for patients with prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-dna-blood-patient-radiopharmaceutical-therapy.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:20:01 EDT news703759490 Australian men are choosing vasectomies in record numbers, with new Adelaide University research revealing a sustained national increase alongside rising cost-of-living pressures and declining birth rates. In the first-of-its-kind study, now posted to the medRxiv preprint server, researchers found that the number of vasectomies performed on men ages 18–44 each year increased by more than 60%, rising from 18,544 procedures in 2016 to 29,848 in 2024. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-aussie-men-vasectomies-pressures.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:40:05 EDT news703759368 About 9% of men of reproductive age in the United States experience fertility problems. One of the many causes of male infertility is a failure in germline development, the process by which embryonic cells develop into sperm or eggs. Finding treatments has been challenging because there are no laboratory models that accurately mimic how sperm develop, but a recent study brings us a step closer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-labgrown-sperm-scientists-stem-cells.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:30:02 EDT news703405262 In the digital age, adolescents and young adults increasingly form social connections through online spaces, including social media, gaming and messaging platforms, which serve as venues for identity exploration, peer connection and emotional validation. However, these spaces also create new vulnerabilities, including upward social comparison, exclusion and online harassment that can undermine mental health, including depression and suicidality. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-online.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:00:02 EDT news703325775 Men and women are not born with the same risk of heart disease, and for decades scientists have struggled to explain why. A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, published in Genes & Development, offers an answer: The female heart depends on a molecular safeguard that the male heart can largely do without—and when that safeguard is removed, female hearts fail while male hearts keep beating. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-genetic-safeguard-female-heart-lost.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:00:09 EDT news703254841 Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men worldwide. However, planning personalized radiotherapy in the advanced stages of the disease still requires more precise tools. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have now tested a novel approach. A combination of two diagnostic imaging techniques could pave the way for personalized radiotherapy. The results of the study have been published in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-isotope-imaging-alpha-therapy-metastatic.html Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:40:06 EDT news703255307 The odds of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers are higher among people with HIV (PWH) and solid-organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-odds-hpv-cancers-people-hiv.html Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:40:06 EDT news703143827 A second prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET scan changed treatment plans for nearly half of patients whose first scan was negative, according to new research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Findings from the repeat PSMA scans, which included both local and distant disease, resulted in a change in management for nearly 50% of these patients. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-prostate-specific-membrane-antigen-pet.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:04 EDT news702823706 Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can cause aggressive disease at a young age. The discovery paves the way for genetic testing programs that could help identify at-risk families and support early cancer detection. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hereditary-prostate-cancer.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:20:05 EDT news702816841 In the United States, prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related disease and death in men. About half of prostate cancer cases in patients of European ancestry have a gene rearrangement in which the genes TMPRSS2 and ERG are fused together. This causes the ERG protein to be turned on, increasing the growth and migration of tumor cells. However, ERG has been considered undruggable because it lacks the usual pockets that a drug can bind to. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-hidden-pocket-reveals-prostate-cancer.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:20:01 EDT news702823022 The vegetables you put on your plate in your 20s could shape your health for the rest of your life—and a new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggests men and women may benefit from different vegetables. Research investigating data from the Western Australian–based Raine Study has found that young men and women may respond differently to specific vegetables, with certain types potentially offering greater protection against future heart disease and type 2 diabetes, depending on your sex. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-beans-blokes-broccoli-women-veggies.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:20:21 EDT news702724423 A new cancer drug may be able to inhibit both tumor growth and the spread of aggressive prostate cancer. This is shown in a study conducted by researchers at Umeå University together with international collaborators, published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-drug-metastatic-prostate-cancer-human.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:40:04 EDT news702638917 One in three men will experience moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms in their lifetime, with symptoms including frequent urination, difficulty starting urination, nocturia and a weak urine stream. Although these are common symptoms, in older men they can significantly affect quality of life. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-older-men-reassess-term-prostate.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:40:06 EDT news702646261 In 2013, Angelina Jolie inspired a wave of testing for pathogenic variants of the gene BRCA1 by announcing that she carried a variant that left her at such high risk of breast cancer that she chose a preventive mastectomy. Many people with similar gene variants won't need risk-reducing surgery, but knowing if you carry a dangerous variant could be lifesaving. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-breast-ovarian-cancer-patients-estonia.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:03 EDT news702539358 New research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) suggests that exposure to air pollution may affect genes associated with sperm development, raising new questions about male fertility, pregnancy outcomes and offspring health. The study was published in Human Reproduction. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-air-pollution-sperm-genes-function.html Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:00:05 EDT news702539391