by Bridjes O’Neil, Saint Louis University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainErectile dysfunction (ED) is more common in older individuals with long-term Type 2 diabetes. However, emerging research at Saint Louis University School of Medicine has found that ED indicates undiagnosed prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in young men under 40. Although the prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes declined...
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA AT AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2019) – A transcription factor that aids neuron function also appears to enable a cell conversion in the prostate gland that can make an already recurrent cancer even more deadly, scientists say. BRN4 is mostly expressed in the central nervous system and inner ear,...
by Armin Brott Dear Healthy Men: You recently wrote about a CDC report that supposedly showed that males are more likely than females to commit suicide. Well, my 19-year-old niece recently killed herself and I just saw the new CDC report on youth suicides, which said that the suicide rate among females is growing faster than among males....
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Jasmin Collier Have you ever had an argument with someone of the opposite sex and realized that the two of you had different recollections of past events? Well, new research suggests that women may be slightly better than men at remembering certain things, including conversations and people’s faces. There are...
By Jayne Leonard Reviewed by J. Keith Fisher, M.D. Peeling skin on the penis often occurs as a result of friction, chafing, or an allergic reaction, but other possible causes include infections and skin conditions. Skin peeling may be the only symptom that a person experiences, or they may also have itching, burning, or redness. Most cases...
Recent studies suggest that long-term sufferers of Cachexia may be in for some much needed good news. Experienced by as many as half of all cancer patients – and responsible for the deaths of around 22% – Cachexia may have met its match with new technologies on the horizon already proving successful in minimizing its energy-sapping...
Tumors with alterations in the CDK12 gene were more responsive to immunotherapy, suggesting precision medicine approach MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IMAGE: DEPICTION OF THE MOLECULAR PROCESSES INVOLVED IN A NEW SUBTYPE OF METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER CHARACTERIZED BY LOSS OF THE GENE CDK12. CREDIT: ALEXANDER TOKAREV, ELLA MARU STUDIO ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Researchers led...
Findings may help identify men who need early, regular screening CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 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...
