The primary male sex hormone testosterone is a “toxin” according to Hollywood director and climate change activist James Cameron, who blames the hormone for the world’s problems and says men must remove it from their bodies. According to Cameron, the director of films including the Terminator, Terminator 2, True Lies, Aliens, and Titanic, his early career and work were poisoned by the “toxin”... 

A research team from the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra (UC) in Portugal has discovered how melatonin may fight cancer cells, responsible for the development of cancer. Melatonin is a hormone whose characteristics allow it to reach any cell, adjust the sleep-wake cycle, maintain a healthy aging process and regulate the immune system. The results, as published... 

The number of prescriptions for the medication that treats diabetes has been growing along with the rate of the blood sugar disorder in the United States. Metformin is used as a one of the most common medication to cure Type II diabetes. Surprisingly, metformin can also be found in freshwater system. What is more, researchers said that the drug can change the sex of fish, Pravda.Ru reports. Rebecca... 

Playing music enhances gene activity related to memory, learning, motor behavior and dopaminergic neurotransmission, a new study says. A Finnish research group carried out the study on musicians from a professional orchestra and music university, the ScienceDaily website reported on Friday. “The findings provide a valuable background for molecular studies of music perception and evolution, and... 

New analysis conducted by the Swiss scientists has uncovered that moonlight can affect good sleep patterns on nights around the full moon. The study that was carried out by researchers from the University of Basel and other research centers, suggest that lunar influence is behind sleep disruption during the full moon nights. To examine the data, researchers studied 33 volunteers sleeping in tightly... 

A new research has demonstrated that those men who get adequate sleep have more chance of lowering the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. The study conducted by the researchers of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) has tied sleep to the body’s use of insulin. The findings prove that enough sleep can improve the body’s use of insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar...