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Cancer Diagnosis Increases The Risk Of Suicide And Cardiovascular Disease

Men who have recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer are at greater risk of committing suicide and developing and dying from cardiovascular disease, reveals a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet published in the open scientific journal PLoS Medicine…

Penn Researchers Find Reproductive Germ Cells Survive And Thrive In Transplants, Even Among Species

Reproductive researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have succeeded in isolating and transplanting pure populations of the immature cells that enable male reproduction in two species – human spermatogonia and mouse gonocytes…

Amount Of Gene Surplus Determines Severity Of Mental Retardation In Males

Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; and it is suspected that it is the amount of copies of the GDI1 gene that is responsible…

During Prostate Surgery, A Little ‘Sugar’ Helps Avoid Low ‘Salt’ Levels

In men undergoing prostate surgery, excessive fluid absorption can lead to dangerously low sodium levels…

During Prostate Surgery, A Little ‘Sugar’ Helps Avoid Low ‘Salt’ Levels

In men undergoing prostate surgery, excessive fluid absorption can lead to dangerously low sodium levels…