Male teens who experiment with cannabis before age 16, and have a high genetic risk for schizophrenia, show a different brain development trajectory than low risk peers who use cannabis. The discovery, made from a combined analysis of over 1,500 youth, contributes to a growing body of evidence implicating cannabis use in adolescence and schizophrenia later in life.

Medical Express, August 26, 2015

 

M en who feel they don't meet traditional masculine ideals may be more prone to violence and risky behaviors, a new study suggests.

Healthfinder, August 26, 2015

Teens fear being recognized and don't know where to get tested

Young men who have sex with men have the highest risk for HIV infection, but only one in five has ever been tested for HIV, a much lower rate than testing for non-adolescents, reports a new national Northwestern Medicine study conducted in partnership with the Center for Innovative Public Health Research. The greatest barriers to these teenage males getting tested are not knowing where to go to get an HIV test, worries about being recognized at a testing site and -- to a lesser degree -- thinking they are invincible and won't get infected.

AAAS, August 26, 2015

Medscape Vaccine Acceptance Report: Where Do We Stand?

Medscape, August 26, 2015

A new study suggests these double standards start early, and they affect the friendships we make. According to the research, adolescent girls lose friends when they first have sex, but when boys go all the way, they become more popular.

Today, August 25, 2015

Klinefelter syndrome is the most common disorder of the male sex chromosomes, yet is rarely diagnosed in children. A new assessment tool is being developed by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) to help pediatricians detect the physical traits of the syndrome. The tool could pave the way for early interventions that prevent and treat a range of physical, psychological, social, and cognitive impairments. The study was published in   The Journal of Pediatrics .

AAAS, August 25, 2015

"The point of our research is to try to explain an extremely common phenomenon that is lacking a full physiological explanation. I believe we have come a lot closer to giving these boys an answer to why some of them develop breast tissue and others do not. Hopefully this will help the boys not to worry that much or feel less anxious going through puberty," Dr Mieritz told  Medscape Medical News.

Medscape, August 24, 2015

The Weekly News Roundup is produced by The Partnership for Male Youth and is released every Monday. 

For more information contact Dennis J. Barbour, JD. News Roundup editor and Executive Director of the Partnership, at dbarbour@partnershipformaleyouth.org.

The  Partnership for Male Youth is a collaboration among 23 national organizations and representation from six federal agencies. It is led by a multidisciplinary and multispecialty steering committee and advisory council. The Partnerships's flagship effort, released in January 2014, is  The Health Provider Toolkit for Adolescent and Young Adult Males.