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A higher proportion of male than of female managers have negative attitudes toward depression, a University of Gothenburg study shows. The more senior the managerial positions, the bigger the share of men with negative attitudes; the same, moreover, applies to women in senior managerial jobs. The study, published in BMC Public Health, is based on […]
Antioxidant supplements do not improve semen quality among men with infertility, according to a new study supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study also found that antioxidant supplements likely do not improve pregnancy and live birth rates. The […]
The drug ketamine decreases alcohol consumption in male, but not female, rats, according to new research published in eNeuro. The findings suggest that ketamine may be a viable treatment option for male patients with an alcohol use disorder. Prior studies found that ketamine reduces alcohol use disorder symptoms in both rats and humans, but the […]
In young male cancer survivors with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy is associated with an improvement in body composition, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Richard Ross of University of Sheffield, UK, and colleagues. Young male cancer survivors have lower testosterone levels than the healthy population, associated with […]
(HealthDay)—Men who use marijuana at least once a week are twice as likely to see their partner’s pregnancy end in miscarriage, compared to those who use no pot, new research suggests. Miscarriages related to frequent male pot use tended to occur within eight weeks of conception, which bolsters suspicions that marijuana use damages sperm in […]
It’s been an interesting year for women. In Saudi Arabia, women won the right to drive; in America, a record number of female senators and representatives were sworn into Congress; and countries across the globe were impacted by the #MeToo movement. Yet in spite of all this progress, women are still fighting for equal rights, […]
Sarah Silverman isn’t afraid to speak up for herself, and that’s exactly what she did at a recent doctor’s appointment that made her seriously uncomfortable. The 48-year-old comedian took to Instagram shortly after the experience to say she’ll never be getting a mammogram from a male doctor ever again. In a post on Wednesday, Silverman explained that […]