Stanford Medicine urologist discusses the future of research regarding prostate enlargement and how he plans to investigate the condition.
A program that trains barbers to coach Black men about their health and wellness helps bridge health equity gaps by tapping into built-in community bonds.
This sixth post in the Understanding UTIs series clarifies that anyone — even men, children or pregnant women — can get a urinary tract infection.
Fathers with chronic illnesses may have a higher risk of having a child who is preterm, has low birth weight, or needs NICU care.
Attitudes about gender that male teens encounter during high school can shape their educational achievements and careers, a new study has found.
Researchers discover a "genomic signature" that flags enlarged prostates, as well as two genes implicated in the development of the condition.
From the data of more than 40 million births, scientists link paternal age to birth risks and even risks to the mother’s health.
Breast cancer in men and women differ in levels of cancer-associated gene expression and the relative risk of recurrence after initially successful treatment. Some men have a higher risk than women, whereas others have a much lower risk.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms may be caused by the overexpression of a "don't eat me" protein that blocks the disposal of dead and dying cells.
Cardiac, metabolic and vascular disease are often hard to catch in their early stages, but Stanford researchers may have identified a risk factor to help …
This Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A features Tanya Stoyanova, PhD, who studies prostate cancer.
First, I tried asking. Sprinkling little reminders, jokingly throughout the day. Then I started lecturing. Now, more than a month into my get-my-husband-to-the-dentist campaign, I've …
Past research has shown that stress, anger and depression can increase a person's risk for stroke and heart attacks. Now new findings published in the Journal of …
The barbershop has been the subject of some interesting sociological and medical studies over the years. The man or woman that combs your hair and …
Women live longer than men. Why? The answer is certainly not that they endure less stress, as was once assumed when men went to work …
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has become a first-resort workhorse for determining whether a male patient needs to be biopsied for prostate cancer. Simply put, …
