The main male hormone has antidepressant properties, but the mechanisms underlying these effects were unknown. Now, a Florida State University study published in the journal 'Biologycal Psychiatry' has revealed that there is a region located in the hippocampus - the brain area involved in memory formation and the regulation of stress responses - that plays a role. crucial in mediating these positive effects of testosterone.
Until now it was known that fathers had less testosterone than men without children, but it was not known if it was a consequence or a cause. Does having children reduce testosterone or does having low testosterone promote having children? A group of researchers has shown that having children reduces the amount of this hormone to keep the couple stable and take better care of the offspring.
Men physically mature faster than ever. The age of sexual maturity has dropped by about two and a half months every decade since the mid-eighteenth century, according to a study by Joshua Goldstein of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany.
Hands could say more about their owners than we think, especially in the case of men. According to a Korean study published in the Asian Journal of Andrology, men whose index fingers are shorter than their ring fingers may have longer penises.
The longer a man's ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more attractive women consider him, according to a study published in the journal Biological Sciences. The results reveal a connection between men's fetal exposure to certain hormones and the development of certain physical traits.
Certain body postures, such as placing the hands behind the head or the feet on the table, affect our hormone levels making us feel stronger, more powerful and "daring", according to a study by Harvard researcher Amy JC Cuddy and her colleagues.
An Austrian study published in the journal Clinical Endocrinology has shown that testosterone levels in men increase considerably with the vitamin D produced by the body after exposure to sunlight, thus increasing libido. This effect seems to be more pronounced in the summer months.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
