Neuroscience
Show your fingers to a neuroscientist
By comparing your index and ring fingers, a neuroscientist can tell if you are likely to be anxious, or if you are likely to be a good athlete.
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News tagged with testosterone
Medications
Taking ibuprofen for long periods found to alter human testicular physiology
A team of researchers from Denmark and France has found that taking regular doses of the pain reliever ibuprofen over a long period of time can lead to a disorder in men called compensated hypogonadism. In their paper published ...
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Multi-decade research links fathers' testosterone production to their adolescent experiences with their own fathers
University of Notre Dame Associate Professor of Anthropology Lee Gettler and his collaborators have drawn on data collected over more than 30 years from almost 1,000 men in the Philippines to help shed light on the importance ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Testes size correlates with men's involvement in toddler care
Men with smaller testes than others are more likely to be involved in hands-on care of their toddlers, a new study conducted by anthropologists at Emory University finds. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...
Sep 9, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses
Hotheaded, impulsive men who shoot first and ask questions later are a staple of Westerns and 1970s cop films, but new research shows there might be truth to the trope.
Apr 28, 2017
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Health
Low total testosterone in men widespread, linked to chronic disease
A male's total testosterone level may be linked to more than just sexual health and muscle mass preservation, a new study finds. Low amounts of the hormone could also be associated with chronic disease, even among men 40 ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Health
Effect of steroids and exercise on muscle mass and strength
The use of anabolic steroids has been observed in essentially all levels of sport – from the high-school football team to professional sports. In professional body building, steroid use is as much part of the sport as is ...
Feb 6, 2018
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Immunology
Men hold secret to protect women from multiple sclerosis
Men are much less likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS) than women and one reason is that they are protected by high levels of testosterone.
Jan 29, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Testosterone levels found to rise in women in dominant role regardless of behavior
(Medical Xpress)—A trio of researchers with the University of Michigan has found that testosterone levels in women rise when engaging in a dominant behavior regardless of whether they act in more masculine or feminine ways ...
Cardiology
New studies fail to find cardiovascular risk with testosterone therapy
Two studies scheduled for presentation at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego failed to find a connection between testosterone therapy in men and heart problems, contradicting ...
Mar 4, 2015
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Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands. It is the principal male sex hormone and an anabolic steroid.
In men, testosterone plays a key role in health and well-being as well as preventing osteoporosis. On average, an adult human male body produces about forty to sixty times more testosterone than an adult female body, but females are, from a behavioral perspective (rather than from an anatomical or biological perspective), more sensitive to the hormone. However, the overall ranges for male and female are very wide, such that the ranges actually overlap at the low end and high end respectively.
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