Sessions review – slowly searing drama on male mental health
Soho theatre, LondonIfeyinwa Frederick’s monologue is delivered with humour and energy by Joseph Black as a man nearing 30 when depression seeps inTunde is turning 30 and there is a fair amount of talk...
View ArticleUK prostate cancer screening programme ‘could be running in three years’
Expert says more effective detection of dangerous cancers vital to reduce thousands of deathsA screening programme for prostate cancer could be created in the next three to five years, an expert at the...
View ArticleWhat Do Men Want? by Nina Power; A History of Masculinity by Ivan Jablonka –...
From cavemen to incels, two academics offer different routes in analysing how we arrived at our current crisis in masculinityA few years ago, I sat through an enjoyable lecture by the artist Grayson...
View ArticleMeet the ‘vegan bros’ here to bust the myth that real men eat meat
From plant-eating bodybuilders to role models like Lewis Hamilton, so-called ‘hegans’ are turning gender stereotypes on their headIt was a Sunday afternoon in the late 1980s and the house was filled...
View ArticleDiscovery of bacteria linked to prostate cancer hailed as potential breakthrough
Scientists don’t yet know if the microbes are causative, but if proven it could save thousands of livesScientists have discovered bacteria linked to aggressive prostate cancer in work hailed as a...
View ArticleMagnets made by soil bacteria offer hope for breast and prostate cancer
Scientists at Sheffield University have found a novel way of guiding anti-tumour viruses to their targetScientists are developing magnetically guided microscopic projectiles that can be injected into...
View ArticleOne in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, research suggests
Prevalence in UK study twice as high as thought, putting them at higher risk of health issuesTwice as many men carry an extra sex chromosome as previously thought, according to researchers who called...
View ArticleMonkeypox vaccines rolled out more widely in UK as cases near 800
Jabs will be offered to some men at higher risk of exposure, even if not a confirmed contact of a caseVaccines will be offered more widely to people at higher risk of getting monkeypox, in an attempt...
View ArticleMale ‘biological clock’ can affect chances of birth more than was thought,...
The research could help shape fertility education and messaging for couples trying to conceive through IVFThe first thing a woman seeking to conceive via fertility treatment will undoubtedly be told is...
View ArticleSnipped in solidarity: the American men getting vasectomies after Roe – while...
Following the supreme court’s abortion decision, urologists say more men are taking charge of their reproductive health, to permanent endsShawn never really wanted children. A 32-year-old software...
View Article‘I felt a responsibility to get it right’: the male standups using jokes to...
Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that tabooIn 2019,...
View ArticleFaster times, record numbers: the science of running marathons as an older...
The number of veteran runners is on the up and they’re leaving the times of their predecessors for dust‘A sea of positivity’: older women boost London Marathon numbersThis year’s London marathon will...
View ArticleStudy links in utero ‘forever chemical’ exposure to low sperm count and mobility
PFAS, now found in nearly all umbilical cord blood around the world, interfere with hormones crucial to testicle developmentA new peer-reviewed Danish study finds that a mother’s exposure to toxic PFAS...
View Article‘We were so good at hiding it’: how mental illness tore through firstborn men...
When Dr Ray Seidler – nephew of famed architect Harry Seidler – killed himself, it came out of the blue. In his new memoir, his son Jonathan confronts the family’s long history of mental illness, which...
View ArticleMy Massive Cock review – you will never be able to unsee this penis documentary
This Channel 4 show about men with genitals up to seven inches around is an often eye-watering watch with plenty of point-and-laugh moments – until it turns thoughtfulHow big is your penis? Average?...
View ArticleBoys need to talk more about feelings and fight inequality, report says
The Global Boyhood Initiative aims to enable adults to raise boys to become men who embrace healthy masculinityBoys should be encouraged to ignore gender stereotypes and share their emotions, according...
View ArticleEngland rugby player calls for incontinence pad bins in men’s loos
Lewis Moody says men like him who have difficulty controlling their bladder or bowel face indignity in public bathroomsThe World Cup-winning England rugby player Lewis Moody has issued a taboo-breaking...
View ArticleAustralian researchers trial temporary sperm blocker in ‘gamechanger’ for...
Scientists believe hydrogel injection blocks sperm supply to testicles for about two years and could be alternative to vasectomiesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our...
View Article‘I’m gonna live life’: Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor talks about his cancer
Guitarist tells Channel 5 News that although there is no cure for his prostate cancer there are ‘some new treatments’ and he plans to make the most of the life he hasLast November, former Duran Duran...
View ArticleMale contraceptive taken shortly before sex shows promise, say scientists
Study in mice suggests drug could temporarily stop sperm moving by blocking critical proteinWhen it comes to contraception, men may finally have a greater choice than a condom or vasectomy, with a...
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