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. A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Purdue University, appears in the March/April 2009 issue of the journal Child Development. http://www.physorg.com/news160213035.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:37:55 EST news160213035 Prostate cancer patients who undergo therapy to decrease testosterone levels increase their risk of developing bone- and heart-related side effects compared to patients who do not take these medications, according to a new analysis. Published in the June 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that preventive measures and careful scrutiny of patients' health can keep men from experiencing these potentially serious consequences. http://www.physorg.com/news160030200.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:50:31 EST news160030200 More than 95 per cent of men who took degarelix for prostate cancer saw their testosterone levels fall dramatically as early as three days after they started treatment, according to a paper in the December issue of BJU International. http://www.physorg.com/news147529873.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:31:13 EST news147529873 Higher levels of testosterone are correlated with financial risk-taking behavior, according to a new study in which men's testosterone levels were assessed before participation in an investment game. The findings help to shed light on the evolutionary function and biological origins of risk taking. http://www.physorg.com/news141917336.html Biology Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:28:56 EST news141917336 Women with higher levels of testosterone are more attracted to masculine looking men like celebrity beefcakes Russell Crowe and Daniel Craig. http://www.physorg.com/news140703687.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:21:27 EST news140703687 Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children. http://www.physorg.com/news139053296.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:54:56 EST news139053296 Genes that control percentage of body fat are also responsible for circulating levels of testosterone in men, research published in the latest edition of Clinical Endocrinology shows. The research shows a 23% overlap between the genes that control testosterone and those that regulate body fat composition, suggesting that these two variables are partly controlled by the same set of genes. http://www.physorg.com/news137173251.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:40:51 EST news137173251