Washington: An imbalance of female sex hormones among men in Western nations may be contributing to high levels of male obesity, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

Washington: Research by McGill Sociology Professor Eran Shor, working in collaboration with researchers from Stony Brook University, has revealed that unemployment increases the risk of premature mortality by 63 per cent. Shor reached these conclusions by surveying existing research covering 20 million people in 15 (mainly western) countries, over the last 40 years.

Philadelphia: Blurred vision contributes to the risk of falling in older adults-but getting new glasses with a big change in vision prescription may increase the risk rather than decreasing it, according to a special article, '2013 Fry Lecture: Blurred Vision, Spectacle Corr & Falls in Older Adults' in the June issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

Washington: In an analysis that included data from nine studies, having higher measures of walking speed among older adults was associated with increased length of survival, according to a recent study issue of JAMA.

Washington: The results of a new survey that find as much as 33% of Americans lose sleep during the summer months due to hectic summer schedules, vacations, allergies, and warmer weather.

Washington:  Waiting until marriage to have babies is now 'unusual' among less-educated adults close to 30 years old, Johns Hopkins University researchers found.