Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now discovering may be linked to shorter lifespans and disease.
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The incidence of autism is similar in boys and girls, although boys are diagnosed earlier – study conducted on a sample of 2.7 million people in Sweden over a thirty-five year period
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A post on X claiming that Denmark has introduced an IQ threshold of at least 85 for sperm donors has sparked confusion, debate and memes, but ultimately is misleading
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Genetic variant tied to doubled dementia risk for older men
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After eighteen years of infertility, an AI tool let a couple conceive
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Life begins at forty: The biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis
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Men doing more family caregiving could lower their risk of suicide
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Can estrogen and other sex hormones help men survive COVID-19?
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Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia
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What it’s like to live beyond a death sentence: With stage IV cancer, chances at survival are slim. Men in remission tell us about staying strong when every day is a bonus.
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All-American despair: For the past two decades, a suicide epidemic fueled by guns, poverty and isolation has swept across the West, with middle-aged men dying in record numbers
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Men cause 100% of unwanted pregnancies
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'Our goal is to halve the male suicide rate’: why no-frills therapy works for men
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‘I wanted a truncheon in my pants’: The rise of the penis extension
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