News tagged with testosterone levels
Testosterone and body fat are controlled by the same genes
Aug 05, 2008 |
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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 ...
Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels, study shows
Aug 27, 2008 |
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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 ...
Testosterone levels dictate attraction
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Women with higher levels of testosterone are more attracted to masculine looking men like celebrity beefcakes Russell Crowe and Daniel Craig.
Prostate cancer drug reduces testosterone levels in as little as 3 days
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 03, 2008 |
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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 In ...
Financial risk-taking behavior is associated with higher testosterone levels
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Sep 29, 2008 |
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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 ...
Prostate cancer therapy increases risk of fractures and cardiovascular-related death
Apr 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests
Apr 29, 2009 |
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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 ...
