Hacker News with Generative AI: Men's Health

An end to all this prostate trouble? (yarchive.net)
The prostate gland causes entirely too many problems. In the US, prostate cancer kills about one man of every forty. “Benign prostate hyperplasia” (BPH) is even more common, affecting most men over age 60. It pinches the urinary tract, making it hard to urinate, and is constantly in danger of transforming from “benign” to “malignant”.
Health, Prostate Cancer, Medicine, Men's Health
791 points by bondarchuk 28 days ago | 315 comments
Hair loss drug finasteride can cause debilitating side-effects, men say (cbc.ca)
For decades, millions of men around the world have turned to a drug — finasteride, or Propecia, its most well-known brand name — to slow hair loss. But an increasing number of experts are sounding the alarm that this medication can cause rare but serious side-effects, which can persist after stopping treatment.
Health, Medicine, Side Effects, Men's Health
7 points by Teever 67 days ago | 0 comments
Men with higher-quality sperm live longer, study finds (theguardian.com)
Sperm may be the canaries in the coalmine for male health, according to research that reveals men with higher-quality semen live longer.
Health, Science, Biology, Genetics, Men's Health
7 points by c420 80 days ago | 0 comments
Short-term high-caloric diet has prolonged effects on men's brain insulin action (nature.com)
Brain insulin responsiveness is linked to long-term weight gain and unhealthy body fat distribution. Here we show that short-term overeating with calorie-rich sweet and fatty foods triggers liver fat accumulation and disrupted brain insulin action that outlasted the time-frame of its consumption in healthy weight men.
Health, Nutrition, Neuroscience, Men's Health
5 points by rntn 88 days ago | 0 comments
Emotional support across adulthood: A 60-year study of men’s social networks (psypost.org)
Emotional support networks among men shrink by 50% between the ages of 30 and 90, reflecting an average decrease from two to one emotional support providers, according to research published in Psychology & Aging.
Social Networks, Psychology, Aging, Men's Health
123 points by clockworksoul 118 days ago | 171 comments
Happy Men's Day! :) (wikipedia.org)
International Men's Day (IMD) is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually on November 19.
Men's Health, Awareness Days, Social Issues
17 points by userium 186 days ago | 16 comments
The Unfortunate Physics of Male Urination (2016) (priceonomics.com)
If you use a urinal or stand when you use the toilet, pee splashes back on you.
Physics, Men's Health, Toilet Hygiene, Urination
15 points by rossant 250 days ago | 17 comments