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- 1Ejaculation frequency linked to lower prostate cancer risk●Ejaculation frequency and prostate cancer (2022)
Harvard Health revisited the question of whether ejaculation frequency affects prostate cancer risk. Its 2022 overview reports that research, including large cohort studies, has found men who report more frequent ejaculation have a lower risk of prostate cancer, while noting the evidence is observational and the mechanism unclear. Readers are debating how strong the findings are and what practical advice follows.
- 2Harvard Medical School Names New Co-Director of Harvard-MIT HST Program▼New Harvard Medical School Co-Director of Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology Welcomed
Harvard Medical School has welcomed a new co-director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, the joint Harvard-MIT initiative that trains students at the intersection of medicine, science and engineering. The announcement marks a leadership change for one of the longest-running biomedical collaboration programs between the two universities.
- 3Looksmaxxing and the Business of Young Men's Insecurity▼Face Value: Looksmaxxing, Young Men’s Mental Health, and the Merchants of Masculinity
Researchers at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health have published an examination of "looksmaxxing," the online trend in which young men pursue extreme appearance improvements, and its effects on mental health. The piece argues that companies profit from marketing masculinity and body insecurity to young men, warning the phenomenon is fuelling anxiety, body-image problems and harmful behaviours among boys and young men.