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Treating hypogonadal men who have type 2 diabetes with testosterone decreases insulin resistance. Giving testosterone to men with type 2 diabetes who are deficient in the hormone improved their insulin sensitivity, reports researchers from the University of Buffalo (New York, USA). Paresh Dandona and colleagues conducted a randomized controlled trial of 81 men with type …
Study results suggest that eating a combination of tomatoes and soy foods offers the most effective protection against prostate cancer. New research suggests that men could help to protect themselves from prostate cancer by eating a combination of tomatoes and soy foods. John Erdman, a professor of food science and nutrition at the University of …
Men who regularly suffer from sleep problems appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer. A study of 2,102 men suggests that men who suffer from sleep problems have a significantly increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Lara G. Sigurdardóttir, M.D., of the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, and colleagues questioned participants …
Young men who are obese in their early 20s are significantly more likely to die earlier and/or develop serious ill health by the time they reach middle age. A number of previous studies suggest that obesity in adulthood poses a risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and Danish researchers find that obesity in early adulthood …
Obesity raises the risk of future prostate cancer, among men with an initial benign biopsy of the prostate. In that previous studies suggest that obesity associates with risk of high-grade prostate cancer, Andrew Rundle, from Columbia University (New York, USA), and colleagues assessed the role of obesity in the risk of future prostate cancer, among …
A high heart rate may be an independent risk factor for mortality, among fit men. A person’s resting heart rate – calculated as the number of heart beats per minute – is determined by an individual’s level of physical fitness, circulating hormones, and the autonomic nervous system, with a rate at rest of between 60 …
Maastricht University (The Netherlands) researchers suggest that men who have higher levels of the mineral selenium may be at a lower risk of developing advanced prostate cancer. Selenium is an essential trace element which is necessary for growth and protein synthesis. Brazil nuts are the richest dietary source of selenium, however it is also found …
Lower levels of testosterone are predictive of rheumatoid factor (RF)-negative rheumatoid arthritis (RA), among men. In that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is less common among men than women, sex hormones have been suggested to play a part in the pathogenesis. Lower levels of testosterone have been demonstrated in men with RA, and it is thought that …