News tagged with caucasian men

Looking healthy is more attractive than manliness

(Medical Xpress) -- Having a healthy skin colour is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly they look. These are the findings of a study carried out by researchers in the School of Psychology ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Interethnic marriage between African- and Native-Americans produced many children

American Indians with African ancestry outdid 'full bloods' in reproductive terms in the early 1900s, despite the odds being against them, according to a new study by Michael Logan from the University of Tennessee in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Testosterone concentrations in men affected by genetic makeup

Genetics play an important role in the variation in, and risk of, low testosterone concentrations in men. A study by the CHARGE Sex Hormone Consortium, published in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics on Thursday, 6th Oc ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Gene variant linked with development of COPD in men

Researchers have linked a variant in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) with the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Caucasian men. The study population consisted of participants in the Veterans Administration ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Are white homosexual men still taking too many HIV risks?

Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that young white homosexual men ha ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify 'regulatory' genetic sequences that may predict risk for prostate cancer

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel genetic mechanism that may govern an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for testicular cancer

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Genetic marker may predict early onset of prostate cancer

Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic marker that is associated with an earlier onset of prostate cancer in Caucasian men who have a family history of prostate cancer. If the data are confirmed, the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0