Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found clear disparities in the way males and females—both those with schizophrenia and those who are healthy—discern the mental states of others. The research, the first of its kind, will be published online on October 30, in Social Neuroscience. The research team examined emotional […]
Increased violence and suicidal thoughts characterized in study of men
An Australian first study involving 1000 men aged 18 to 30 has found those who conform to traditional definitions of manhood – dubbed ‘the man box’ – are twice as likely to consider suicide and seven times more likely to be violent towards others. The Man Box: A study on being a young man in […]
New fathers who freak out over their babies spend more time with them
New fathers who DO freak out make better parents: Men whose stress hormones surge when they first hold their newborns become more caring dads Pregnancy and becoming a parent has drastic effects on women’s hormones A growing body of research shows fathers are affected too New Notre Dame research measured fathers’ hormones right after their […]
Prostate cancer care for older men estimated to cost Medicare $1.2 billion
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center estimate that screening for and treating prostate cancer in men aged 70 years or older, which is not recommended by national guidelines, cost Medicare more than $1.2 billion over a three year period for each group of men diagnosed in the United States each […]
Men place less value on care-oriented careers like nursing
Men assign less importance to care-oriented careers than women do, possibly because men internalize different values than women, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia. While women are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, making up just nine to 16 per cent of engineers and 21 per cent of […]
Prostate cancer diagnosis later for Kiwi men
New Zealand men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer later in life at a higher prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and higher disease grade compared to men in the United States according to University of Auckland research. Dr. Nishi Karunasinghe and colleagues at the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre at the University’s Faculty of Medical and […]
Gum disease makes men twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction
Gum disease makes men twice as likely to have difficulty getting an erection, finds study Men with erectile dysfunction are also more likely to have gum disease Spanish scientists found their results in the first study of its kind on Europeans Gum and erection problems are linked to the same molecule made in the liver […]
9 Things Some Men Are Too Afraid to Ask For in Bed
No matter how much crazy-great sex you and your partner might be having, admit it: You’ve wondered if there’s any desire he’s holding back. Hey, chances are you have a fantasy or curiosity that you may or may not have worked up the courage to divulge just yet, so what’s his? To find out, we […]
The Biggest Secrets 11 Men Have Kept From Their Partners
There are probably things your partner doesn’t know about you. Don’t try to deny it; pretty much everyone has secrets. But did you ever stop to wonder what your guy is hiding from you? Because we know you’re curious, we asked 11 guys—some of whom have been with their partners for years—what they’ve kept locked […]
13 Men Share The Absolute Hottest Thing A Woman Has Ever Done During Sex
We know that there are tons of things that get a man going in bed, but there are also those little things you do that burn a sexy hole into his memory forever. We reached out to Men’s Health readers and other real guys to tell us all the things women do in bed that […]