http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in the world. Because chess is often considered to be the ultimate intellectual activity, male dominance at chess is often cited as an example of innate male intellectual superiority. But rather than resort to biological or cultural explanations, a recent study proposes a different explanation. http://www.physorg.com/news150954140.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:42:20 EST news150954140 Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. http://www.physorg.com/news150646734.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:18:54 EST news150646734 Younger women have equivalent access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women receive transplants much less frequently than older men, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results suggest that steps are needed to ensure that women are provided with equal opportunities to receive kidney transplants as they age. http://www.physorg.com/news150571105.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:25 EST news150571105 Men with type 2 diabetes and men with previous heart attack or stroke had a 3 to 4 fold risk of cardiovascular death compared to men without either disease in the years following the first acute event, according to a study in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news150398280.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:18:00 EST news150398280 (PhysOrg.com) -- Men across the Asia-Pacific region have consistently higher mortality and hospitalization rates for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than corresponding rates for women in the region. http://www.physorg.com/news150389593.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:53:13 EST news150389593 Gay and bisexual black men are less likely to be tested for prostate cancer than men of any other racial and ethnic backgrounds regardless of their sexual orientation, according to a recent study by a researcher at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science. http://www.physorg.com/news149344384.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:33:04 EST news149344384 Sexual abuse in childhood increases the risk of suicide in men by up to ten times, say researchers from the University of Bath. A recent study of Australian men has found that those who were sexually abused as children are more likely than women to contemplate taking their own lives. http://www.physorg.com/news148907836.html Medicine & Health Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:16 EST news148907836 A commonly-prescribed drug for men suffering from a painful pelvic condition failed to significantly reduce patients' symptoms in an international study led by Queen's University professor and urologist at Kingston General Hospital, Curtis Nickel. http://www.physorg.com/news148840786.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:39:46 EST news148840786 Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this drug, according to a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study is to be published in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news148818190.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:23:10 EST news148818190 Two new studies suggest that male circumcision may assist in the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly infection with the high-risk subtypes associated with cervical, penile, and other cancers. Both studies are published in the January 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. http://www.physorg.com/news148735353.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:22:33 EST news148735353 Low-income men are more likely to present with advanced prostate cancers, most likely because they don't receive screening services shown to reduce the diagnosis of later-stage cancers, a UCLA study found. http://www.physorg.com/news148624967.html Medicine & Health Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:42:47 EST news148624967 Just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA's largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes, according to research published in the December issue of the urology journal BJU International. http://www.physorg.com/news148561061.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:57:41 EST news148561061 (PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters. http://www.physorg.com/news148226702.html Biology Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:05:02 EST news148226702 (PhysOrg.com) -- Men who engage in risky sexual behavior with other men report much higher rates than average of experiencing severe childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study in the November issue of the International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect. http://www.physorg.com/news148149327.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:35:27 EST news148149327 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bling, foreclosures, rising credit card debt, bank and auto bailouts, upside down mortgages and perhaps a mid-life crisis new Corvette -all symptoms of compulsive overspending. http://www.physorg.com/news147971983.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:19:43 EST news147971983 (PhysOrg.com) -- University of Adelaide researchers have published a paper today in the Medical Journal of Australia, challenging the public stereotype surrounding men and their health. http://www.physorg.com/news147969985.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:46:25 EST news147969985 Have you ever wondered why it seems like the littlest things make people angry? Why a glance at the wrong person or a spilled glass of water can lead to a fist fight or worse? University of Minnesota researcher Vladas Griskevicius has three words to explain why people may be evolutionarily inclined to make a mountain out of molehill: aggression, status and sex. http://www.physorg.com/news147968359.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:19:19 EST news147968359 Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. http://www.physorg.com/news147927939.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:05:39 EST news147927939 Middle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400 lonely hearts ads to see how men and women choose partners. http://www.physorg.com/news147615590.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:19:50 EST news147615590 Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior according to new research out of the University of Toronto. They may also develop psychological problems as a consequence of feeling undesirable. http://www.physorg.com/news147359860.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:17:40 EST news147359860 Mammography and sonography findings help doctors identify and appropriately treat breast cancer in men, according to a study performed at the University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX. http://www.physorg.com/news147357120.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:32:00 EST news147357120 Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. http://www.physorg.com/news146220393.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:46:33 EST news146220393 Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult. http://www.physorg.com/news146146235.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:10:35 EST news146146235 Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign, according to a new study. While the study found that central blood pressure -- the pressure in the aorta, near the heart -- was higher in the African-American men, the study found no difference in brachial blood pressure -- measured on the arm -- between the two groups. http://www.physorg.com/news146115498.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:38:18 EST news146115498 The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University. http://www.physorg.com/news146062290.html Medicine & Health Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:51:30 EST news146062290 Arnhem, 13 November 2008 -- In the December issue of European Urology (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eururo) Dr. Curtis Nickel and associates report on the evidence of a relationship between prostate inflammation and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men enrolled in the REDUCE trial. http://www.physorg.com/news145800523.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:08:43 EST news145800523 A new study in the November issue of the journal Appetite finds that obese women display significantly weaker impulse control than normal-weight women, but between obese and normal-weight men, the impulsivity levels are nearly the same. The study was conducted by researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Psychology. http://www.physorg.com/news145555292.html Medicine & Health Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:01:32 EST news145555292 Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, suggests that BA supplementation improves muscle endurance in the elderly. http://www.physorg.com/news145264056.html Medicine & Health Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:07:36 EST news145264056 (PhysOrg.com) -- Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models? A leading researcher of media effects on body image at the University of Missouri looked at the effect of male magazines on college-age men. Completing three different studies, Jennifer Aubrey, assistant professor of communication in the College of Arts and Science, found that unlike their female classmates, it was not the same-sex models that affected the males negatively, but quite the opposite. http://www.physorg.com/news145189854.html Other Sciences Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:30:54 EST news145189854 A new American Cancer Society study finds that recent progress in closing the gap in overall cancer mortality between African Americans and whites may be due primarily to smoking-related cancers, and that cancer mortality differences related to screening and treatment may still be increasing. The study, appearing in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, is the first to analyze racial and ethnic differences between the two broad categories of disease. http://www.physorg.com/news145182323.html Medicine & Health Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:25:23 EST news145182323