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The Young Male Syndrome —An Analysis of Sex, Age, Risk Taking and Mortality in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
Conclusion The willingness of young males to engage in dangerous situations might be adaptive in terms of fitness maximization. Nonetheless, for some individuals this intense sexual competition can be detrimental to health. The correspondence between the age distribution of the reproductively most active population and those suffering sTBI only partially supports the evolutionary hypothesis about risk-taking behavior. The prevalence of higher external mortality rates of young males, on the other hand, was not present in our data at all, nor did we find any support for the assumption that sTBI acquired from riskier behavio...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Researchers find link between Parkinson ' s gene and vocal issues that could lead to earlier diagnosis
This study was supported in part by funds from the Parkinson ' s and Movement Disorder Foundation, the University of Arizona ' sAccelerate for Success Program andCore Facilities Pilot Program, and departmental startup funds. The research was also supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health under award number R21NS123512. Medina ' s work was supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under National Science Foundation award number DGE-1746060, the University of Arizona ' s Initiative for Maximizing Student Development under Nationa...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - May 2, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mittank Source Type: research