Loss of the Y chromosome in aging men is widespread and increasingly linked to serious diseases, challenging assumptions that the Y has little biological importance beyond sex determination.

Whether it's handfuls of hair falling out in the shower or thinning temples from too many slick back styles, hair loss is something many women worry about.

Men are ignoring the early signs of erectile dysfunction leaving them at risk of developing life threatening heart conditions, a GP has warned.

Appetite is governed by gut hormones, not willpower. GLP-1 therapies extend natural satiety signals and expose the biology ...

Can you have too much protein, do some people need more than others, and what are the best protein sources? A bariatric ...

As overweight and obesity levels rise in populations the world over, they pose much more than cosmetic and mobility challenges to people. Body fat, especially v ...

As cracks in the body’s barriers develop, toxic invaders can slip through.

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Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid ...

Having excess body weight can increase your blood pressure and affect your immune system. Learn what happens to blood ...

I’m 79, and for several years, I have been taking finasteride and tamsulosin for benign prostatic hyperplasia. (In the past, I underwent a TURP procedure, which I will never go through again.) As we ...

Written by Dr Randeep Guleria . Healthy ageing is increasingly understood not simply as the absence of disease, but as the ...