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Climate change could pose threat to male fertility

Climate change could pose a threat to male fertility - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

13 Nov 2018

Women prefer and invest more in daughters, while men favor sons

A Rutgers-led experimental study found that women prefer and invest more in daughters, while men favor and invest more in their sons.

13 Nov 2018

New physical activity guidelines released that urge people to "move more"

The American Department of Health and Human Services has released a set of guidelines this Monday (12th November 2018) regarding the amount of exercise individuals need in order to stay healthy. The guidance is aimed at the sedentary population warning them of the ill effects of not being physically active.

13 Nov 2018

Cholesterol control revised in the latest AHA/ACC guidelines

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released their latest 121 page guidelines on risk assessment and management of high cholesterol for people who are at a greater risk of heart attacks or strokes.

11 Nov 2018

Young men struggle much more with body image disorders than thought

Young men who are overly preoccupied with building muscle have a significantly higher risk of depression, weekend binge drinking, and dieting that is not connected to obesity.

9 Nov 2018

Precisely targeted prostate cancer radiotherapy possible with nuclear medicine imaging

Current standard imaging techniques for initial staging of prostate cancer often underestimate the extent of disease beyond the prostate.

9 Nov 2018

Study uses gold nanoparticles to remove prostate cancer cells

A small clinical trial using gold nanoparticles that act as tumor-seeking missiles on a mission to remove prostate cancer has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). It is the first trial of its kind in the world.

9 Nov 2018

Smoking rates go down in the US, lowest since 1965

According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Health's National Cancer Institute (NCI), released yesterday (8th November 2018), cigarette smoking is at its lowest in the United States since 1965.

8 Nov 2018

What's the best time of the day to lose weight?

Researchers have found that late afternoons and early evenings are the best time to lose weight as the metabolic rates are the highest around that time. The results of the study titled 'Human Resting Energy Expenditure Varies with Circadian Phase', is published in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.

8 Nov 2018

Antibiotic resistance likely to kill 2.4 million across Europe, Australia and North America by 2050

Antibiotic resistance is one of the hottest concerns worldwide today and is likely to take back the human civilization to the pre-antibiotic era at this rate. A new report titled “Stemming the Superbug Tide”, has speculated that antibiotic resistant bugs are soon likely to kill over 90,000 Britons over the next three decades if it is not curbed now.

7 Nov 2018

UTSA research could help address genetically based challenges with male fertility

Millions of couples who have trouble conceiving may get relief from new research led by scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

7 Nov 2018

Prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy may have higher heart failure risk

Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer.

7 Nov 2018

U.S. Department of Defense grants 'Impact Award' to explore therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer

The U.S. Department of Defense has granted the "Impact Award" to explore new therapeutic options against advanced prostate cancer - scientifically known as castration-resistant or hormone therapy resistant prostate cancer- to a multidisciplinary team of researchers made up of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center, led by David Olmos, the Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group of the Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, led by Joaquín Mateo, and the Genetics and Solid Tumors Laboratory of the University of Washington, led by Colin Pritchard.

7 Nov 2018

Energy drinks narrow blood vessels within 90 minutes of intake

Researchers have found that within one and half hour of taking an energy drink the internal diameter of the blood vessels is reduced by half on an average. As the blood vessels narrow, the vital blood supply to the organs also reduces and this can lead to several problems – heart attacks and strokes being just two of them.

5 Nov 2018

Men with early prostate cancer choose lower survival odds to improve quality of life

Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds of survival for improvements in side effects and quality of life, according to research presented at the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference.

5 Nov 2018

Migration affects gut microbiota which in turn affects health find researchers

Human gut contains trillions of helpful and friendly bacteria that makes up the microbiome. These microbes are found to be greatly influential of human conditions including general health to mental health.

4 Nov 2018

Father's age shown to affect health of offspring

A new study has shown that infants of older fathers are less likely to be healthy at birth, compared with infants of younger fathers.

2 Nov 2018

QUT study analyzes nature of men donating sperm online

As prospective parents increasingly seek sperm donors online, an international study has analyzed what sort of men are donating sperm in this informal setting as opposed to a traditional clinic. And it seems a key characteristic is they are more agreeable.

2 Nov 2018

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

A new study has shown that abstaining from cannabis or weed for just a month can result in improvement in memory and cognitive skills proving that weed can impair memory in the first place.

1 Nov 2018