News tagged with young males

Sex hormones impact career choices

(Medical Xpress) -- Teacher, pilot, nurse or engineer? Sex hormones strongly influence people's interests, which affect the kinds of occupations they choose, according to psychologists.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Boys reach sexual maturity younger and younger

(Medical Xpress) -- Boys are maturing physically earlier than ever before. The age of sexual maturity has been decreasing by about 2.5 months each decade at least since the middle of the 18th century. Joshua ...

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created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 16 | with audio podcast




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The power of estrogen -- male snakes attract other males

A new study has shown that boosting the estrogen levels of male garter snakes causes them to secrete the same pheromones that females use to attract suitors, and turned the males into just about the sexiest ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Gap between Scottish and English suicide rates widens

A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England & Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fruit flies drawn to the sweet smell of youth

Aging takes its toll on sex appeal and now an international team of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan find that in fruit flies, at least, it even diminishes the come-hither ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

60 percent of Spanish adolescents state they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol

Despite the clichés surrounding the habits of adolescents, the results of a study by the University of Seville show that most young people do not fit the risk profile of taking substances. Some 60% of ...

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Army studies: High recurrence of shoulder instability, better arthroscopic repair outcomes

Two studies on shoulder instability in a military population were presented today by U.S. Army sports medicine surgeons at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting. Findings in one study suggest patients ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scared of a younger rival? Not for some male songbirds

When mature male white-crowned sparrows duel to win a mate or a nesting territory, a young bird just doesn't get much respect.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excessive sporting activity may impair long-term success of hip resurfacing

In hip resurfacing the femoral ball in the hip joint is not removed, but instead is trimmed and capped with a smooth metal covering. Young and active patients with arthritis often choose hip resurfacing over total hip replacement ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kids heading for diabetes could change their future

(Medical Xpress) -- New research suggests exercise early in life could fend off diabetes and heart disease, even for those predisposed to such diseases.

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Gene related to fat preferences in humans found

A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US recommends routine HPV vaccination for boys

US health authorities on Friday urged all boys age 11-12 to get a routine vaccination against the most common sexually transmitted disease, human papillomavirus, or HPV.

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created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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