Treatment of prostate cancer using a very low dose of nitroglycerin may slow and even halt the progression of the disease without the severe side effects of current treatments, Queen’s University researchers have discovered.
The findings are the result of the first-ever clinical trial using nitroglycerin to treat …

A just published research experiment on inactive men with high blood pressure shows that just 3 months of soccer practise twice a week causes a significant fall in blood pressure, resting pulse rate, and percentage of body fat, and is more effective than the doctor’s usual advice on healthy diet and exercise. Other para…

UCSF researchers have identified an elusive molecular regulator that controls the ability of human sperm to reach and fertilize the egg, a finding that has implications on both treating male infertility and preventing pregnancy.
The team of biophysicists and molecular biologists also broke through a previous barrier to …

Since 1970, women have outpaced men in education and earnings growth…
Historically, marriage was the surest route to financial security for women. Nowadays it’s men who are increasingly getting the biggest economic boost from tying the knot, according to a new analysis of census data.
The changes, summ…

Patients’ odds for cardiovascular death also go up after they get the news, study finds…
A diagnosis of prostate cancer can be unnerving enough to up a man’s odds for either suicide or fatal heart attack, new research indicates.
“Unfortunately, the study results didn’t surprise us,…

14 cigarettes a day create exposure equal to inhaling nearly 3 more, study finds…
In addition to the risks associated with directly inhaling cigarette smoke, smokers also face significant risk from their own secondhand smoke, researchers say.
The finding, published online Jan. 29 in Environmental Health, cha…

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