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New study highlights predictors that prevent from achieving remission in early RA

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology report that obesity in women and current smoking in men were the strongest predictors of not achieving remission in early rheumatoid arthritis within a year.

18 Jun 2018

Vitamin D and Diabetes: What You Need To Know

Dr. Cedric Garland discusses the results of a 12-year cohort study which showed that vitamin D3 can prevent type 1 diabetes in 80 percent of cases.

15 Jun 2018

Fat and carb rich foods preferred by the brain

We might all be aware of the harmful effects of junk food on health. This does not stop our brains from craving fat-rich and sugar loaded foods finds a new study. The study titled, “Supra-Additive Effects of Combining Fat and Carbohydrate on Food Reward,” was published today in the latest issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.

14 Jun 2018

IQ scores on the decline due to less reading and more video-gaming

During the 20th Century, there was a steady rise in IQ scores among populations. Present trends however show a persistent decline in the same causing concerns.

14 Jun 2018

NJEM retracts landmark Mediterranean diet study

Mediterranean diet has been known to be one of the best diets that most nutritionists and diet experts swear by. It includes fruits, vegetables, nuts, oily fish and olive oil and is supposedly the best for the heart.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists identify new subtype of prostate cancer

Researchers led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have identified a new subtype of prostate cancer that occurs in about 7 percent of patients with advanced disease.

14 Jun 2018

Genetic testing of prostate tumors could identify likely responders to immunotherapy

Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely to benefit from immunotherapy.

14 Jun 2018

Various E-cigarette flavorings may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

The flavorings found in in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could cause changes in the lung, heart and blood vessels that lead to cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in an American Heart Association journal.

14 Jun 2018

Physicians test technique to preserve potency in men undergoing prostate cancer therapy

"Will treatment make me impotent?" It's a question on the minds of many men as they are making decisions about prostate cancer treatment.

13 Jun 2018

Prescription drugs that could raise risk of depression

Researchers are working towards understanding how use of certain regularly used prescription drugs could be raising the risk of getting depression. The study was published yesterday in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Jun 2018

Scientists explain 'Hangry'

There have been many instances when we have been irritable, annoyed, negative, and grumpy only because underneath we are feeling hungry. A new term “hangry” has been coined to explain this condition. Researchers have delved into why this occurs in a latest study.

13 Jun 2018

Researchers discover genomic characteristics that define testicular germ cell cancer

Testicular germ cell cancer, a disease that is rare but growing in incidence in men in the United States, is considered to be among the most curable of solid tumors. Now researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and a consortium of institutions have discovered the genetic and genomic characteristics that define the disease.

12 Jun 2018

Research identifies new genetic variations that could indicate higher prostate cancer risk

As the result of a six-year long research process, Fredrick R. Schumacher, PhD, a cancer epidemiology researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and an international team of more than 100 colleagues have identified 63 new genetic variations that could indicate higher risk of prostate cancer in men of European descent.

12 Jun 2018

New DNA test identifies men at highest risk of prostate cancer

A major new study of more than 140,000 men has identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA code that increase the risk of prostate cancer.

11 Jun 2018

Research shows that treating cholestasis in father lowers risk of high blood pressure in son

New research led by Professor Catherine Williamson, School of Life Course Sciences, shows that using drugs to treat male mice with cholestasis reduced the likelihood of male offspring developing high blood pressure.

11 Jun 2018

Men's Health Week

A series of articles for Men's Health Week 2018.

11 Jun 2018

People with erectile dysfunction have high risk of cardiovascular disease, shows study

Erectile dysfunction indicates greater cardiovascular risk, regardless of other risk factors, such as cholesterol, smoking and high blood pressure, according new research published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

11 Jun 2018

Suicide rates on the rise says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta (CDC) has prepared a report on suicides between 1999 and 2016 and has said that they are on the rise in almost all states. The study results appeared in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

7 Jun 2018

New type of sensor acts like Velcro for prostate cancer cells

Researchers have developed a new type of sensor that acts like Velcro for prostate cancer cells, sticking them to a modified frosted glass slide, like those used in science classes, so that they can be identified from blood samples.

7 Jun 2018

Coffee intake algorithm predicts peak alertness

United States Army researchers have developed a unique algorithm that can predict the right amount of coffee which can produce peak alertness. The algorithm takes into account several features including sleep schedules of individuals and calculates the amount of coffee that they need. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the Journal of Sleep Research.

7 Jun 2018

Men's Health News

New study highlights predictors that prevent from achieving remission in early RA

Vitamin D and Diabetes: What You Need To Know

Fat and carb rich foods preferred by the brain

IQ scores on the decline due to less reading and more video-gaming

NJEM retracts landmark Mediterranean diet study

Scientists identify new subtype of prostate cancer

Genetic testing of prostate tumors could identify likely responders to immunotherapy

Various E-cigarette flavorings may increase risk of cardiovascular disease

Physicians test technique to preserve potency in men undergoing prostate cancer therapy

Prescription drugs that could raise risk of depression

Scientists explain 'Hangry'

Researchers discover genomic characteristics that define testicular germ cell cancer

Research identifies new genetic variations that could indicate higher prostate cancer risk

New DNA test identifies men at highest risk of prostate cancer

Research shows that treating cholestasis in father lowers risk of high blood pressure in son

Men's Health Week

People with erectile dysfunction have high risk of cardiovascular disease, shows study

Suicide rates on the rise says CDC

New type of sensor acts like Velcro for prostate cancer cells

Coffee intake algorithm predicts peak alertness

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