A pill that could stop men from cheating could “potentially” soon be in the pipeline, following a new study by scientists. The study, published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, found that men with “hypersexual disorder” have “significantly higher” levels of oxytocin in their system. 2 Men with hypersexual disorder could … Read more
Men with sex addiction may have elevated levels of the hormone oxytocin. Cognitive behavioral therapy may help reduce hypersexual behavior and oxytocin levels. Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than men without the disorder, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology … Read more
Roughly one year ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight. I had zero idea how I was going to do this, I only knew that I needed to start. After years of writing cookbooks, hosting a cooking show, owning a restaurant and bakery, and having a cooking website, the weight had crept up through … Read more
DURHAM, NC – We can pay now or pay far more later. That’s the takeaway of a new peer-reviewed study, published Feb. 4 in the journal Science Advances, that compares the costs of preventing a pandemic to those incurred trying to control one. “It turns out prevention really is the best medicine,” said Stuart Pimm, … Read more
US government researchers have said they compared the current Moderna COVID-19 booster injection with an ommicron-specific booster in a monkey study. The results showed no significant differences, suggesting that a new booster for the new variant may not be necessary. The study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, involved monkeys vaccinated with two doses of … Read more
Researchers of a new study say that two patients with leukemia continued to be in remission a decade after they were first infused with the experimental CAR T-cell therapy that turned their immune cells into cancer-killing cells. In 2010, Doug Olson and Bill Ludwig, participated in an experimental phase 1 clinical trial of the immunotherapy, … Read more
Millions of people who have recently developed COVID-19 may have new questions about their immunity. If they haven’t gotten a booster shot yet, should they still get one? And when is the optimal time to get it? Federal health officials continue to recommend that everyone be vaccinated and encouraged, regardless of whether they have had … Read more
Heart disease is the number one killer of women. I’m sure you understand chest pain signals an emergency, but did you know in men it’s a squeezing pain and in women, it may feel more like an abdominal pain — or no pain at all? Women have more unusual signs of a heart attack than … Read more
Mosquito bites are an unfortunate inevitability of summertime — or are they? Scientists recently found that mosquitos are more attracted to some colors than others, which could potentially prove useful to those trying to avoid the itchy bites. The study, which was published Friday, found that after a common type of mosquitos smelled CO2 — … Read more
Many people who have a drinking problem don’t realize they have one. the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “Excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of death in the United States, shortening the lives of those who die by an average of 29 years. Excessive alcohol use includes: Binge drinking, defined as … Read more