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Men are like dogs. No, this is not a sexist statement, it’s a scientific fact. Both men and male dogs lower their voices when they feel the need to dominate. Dogs growl at people and other dogs, and men do the same thing (at least when it comes to other men).

Ker Than writes in LiveScience.com that a new study shows that the lower the pitch of a man’s voice is, the more physically dominant he seems to the other men he’s with. If he feels threatened, or if someone he feels protective toward is threatened, a man will unconsciously lower his voice.

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Men: Are you feeling moody? Having hot flashes? It turns out that one-third of men experience these menopausal symptoms, according to Swedish researchers. But there’s good news: you no longer have to blame yourself for your beer belly, since it?s the fault of your genes.

Scientists believe a protein called CGRP is responsible for menopause symptoms in both men and women. CGRP expands the blood vessels, causing sweating and hot flashes, and its effects increase when levels of both male and female sex hormones?testosterone and estrogen?decrease.
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Marriage is so important for men’s health that single guys have more risk of dying than smokers. A study done in the U.K. finds that even when the effects of smoking, drinking, overeating and lack of exercise are taken into account, married men still have a much lower risk of death. The effect is less for women.

Professor Andrew Oswald says smokers should get married as soon as possible. “Forget cash,” he says. “It is as clear as day from the data that marriage, rather than money, is what keeps people alive. It makes perfect sense to ask how a ring of gold can possibly do this. But the honest answer is, that we don’t know.”
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Married men who spend time with their wives and kids have lower testosterone levels than bachelors. The discovery suggests that having less of the hormone could play a part in encouraging men to devote their energies to the family rather than looking for another partner.

In male birds from monogamous species, testosterone levels fall after they form a pair and start taking care of their young. Artificially raising levels of testosterone is known to cause the males to stray. This suggests that testosterone boosts competition for mates while lower levels encourage fatherly behavior.
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