men 2 3

Tag: "men" at biology news

Inflammation may play role in metastasis of prostate cancer

...is to completely indict one of them." One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and one in 33 will die of metastatic disease. Early tumors confined to the prostate can be treated, but no effective treatments are available for metastatic disease, according to Steven L. Gonias, M.D., Ph.D.,...

No-scalpel vasectomies by skilled surgeons may speed recovery

...he larger study, conducted in 1999, included 1,429 men in five countries: Brazil, Guatemala, Indonesia, S...ng in the no-scalpel technique. In this study, men who received no-scalpel vasectomies had less bleeding, bruising, infection and pain during surgery a...

Scientists perform 'tricky' operation

...ch could offer clues to better treatments for both men and women. Ms Dunne said the results would allow researchers to hone in on genes and gene families of interest, particularly those involved in drug resistance. "The completion of the genome sequence by The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) ...

Quitting smoking reduces risk of lung cancer mortality by 70 percent

...much of the continuing popularity of smoking among men in China, where there are an estimated 320 million smokers. There are huge numbers of lives to be saved through campaigns to alert current smokers to the dangers of their habit." Dr Huxley added. "Effective action in Asia would help to head off a...

Circumcision: A proven strategy to prevent HIV

... trial enrolling 2,784 HIV negative, uncircumcised men between 18 and 24 years old in Kisumu, Kenya, where an estimated 26 percent of uncircumcised men are HIV infected by age 25. The majority of the men in the study were Luo, an ethnic group that does...

New measure of sexual arousal found for both men and women

...problems in both women and men. In fact, women and men demonstrated similar patterns of temperature chang...y vasoactive drugs similar to those prescribed for men with erectile dysfunction from narrowed blood vessels." ...

The influence of the menstrual cycle on the female brain

...or better understanding of the differences between men and women, particularly as observed in the prevale...ment was carried out on a male group. Result: when men anticipate rewards, they mainly activate a region involved in motivation for obtaining rewards, the ...

Fruit fly gene research may shed light on human disease processes

...t's why women do not suffer in the same numbers as men from such ailments as color blindness or hemophilia, since their double dose of X genetic material helps compensate for 'defective' genes on one of their chromosomes. Men, with just one X chromosome, have less protection. Understanding the role of ...

Common parasitic infection leads to increased risk for HIV infection

...usually does not cause serious complications. Some men may experience a mild burning sensation or discharge. Some women may have a frothy, strong-smelling yellow green discharge, and may feel discomfort during intercourse and urination, as well as itching of the genital area. Lower abdominal pain occurs ...

Nanoparticles for delivery of prostate cancer treatment

...s one in six men. In 2007 alone, more than 200,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 25,000 men will die of the disease. As the Baby Boomer generation begins to turn 60, increasing numbers of men ...

Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men

...campaign aimed at heterosexuals. Nevertheless, gay men have seen their rates rise significantly in this d...f untreated. In addition, officials worry that gay men will get syphilis and become more susceptible to HIV infection, although statistics have not made it...

Cryoablation -- A new treatment option for some kidney tumor patients

... The researchers reviewed the records of the 23 men and 17 women with kidney cancer treated with percutaneous cryoablation at Mayo Clinic between March 12, 2003, and Aug. 4, 2005. They found that this treatment was chosen over RFA for reasons such as larger tumor size, proximity of tumor to ureter or...

New study is first to link romantic relationships to genes

... sexual partners increased and their attraction to men other than their primary partners increased, particularly during the fertile phase of their cycles," says Christine Garver-Apgar, author of the study. This study offers some understanding of the basis for romantic chemistry, and is the first to s...

Light wine intake is associated with longer life expectancy in men

... long-term, light alcohol intake among middle-aged men was associated not only with lower cardiovascular ...lled the Zutphen Study ?involved a cohort of 1,373 men born between 1900 and 1920 who were surveyed in detail about alcohol consumption seven times over 40...

Men with prostate cancer avoid radiation due to misconceptions

... is given five days a week for several weeks. Many men with prostate cancer choose external beam radiatio...asive, has a short recovery period and often helps men preserve their sexual and urinary function. However, Dr. Valdagni's study shows that some men wi...

Male contraception: One door opens, another closes

...ntraceptive that didn't make the leap from mice to men is miglustat (trade name Zavesca) (Human Reproduct...t in rats--and miglustat no longer an option, will men see a new contraceptive in the near future? "The trick is to make sure we follow up on the leads ...

Older fathers more likely to have autistic children

Children of men age 40 and older have a significantly increased ri... in children born during the 1980s in Israel. All men and three-fourths of the women born in these years were assessed by the draft board at age 17, durin...

Scientists discover way to block growth of prostate cancer cells

...s that this drug could be used eventually to treat men at high risk of developing prostate cancer and to prevent recurrences in men already treated for primary tumours. Dr Hirak Basu told a news briefing at the EORTC-NCI-AACR [1]...

Designer babies - what would you do for a 'healthy' baby?

...men know for certain if a child is their's whereas men do not ?men show a significantly greater preferenc... their time to reproduce begins to decrease.) Both men and women see genetic engineering as acceptable primarily for medical applications. Reproductive t...

Hair-growth drug artificially lowers PSA levels in prostate cancer screening, study finds

...center study has found. The study, involving 308 men ranging in age from 40 to 60 years old, is availab...nown that finasteride lowers PSA levels in younger men who take it for hair growth," said Dr. Claus Roehrborn, chairman of urology at UT Southwestern Medic...

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10