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Nurses hold the key to improving men's wellbeing, argues award-winning researcher Alan White. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses research which was reported in the article "The Incidence of MCI Differs by Subtype and Is Higher in Men: The Mayo Clinic Study of Aging" by R. O. Roberts et al. and found that men may be at higher risk than women of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in old age.

The article emphasizes the need for physicians to consider the differences in the manifestation of cardiovascular disease between men and women when administering care.

The article discusses a research study on the possible influence of race and sex on colon polyp incidence, location or rates of recurrence, referencing a study published in a 2010 issue of the "Archives of Internal Medicine."

The article discusses research on the sex-specific risk factors associated with the recurrence of venous thrombosis in women, by W. M. Lijfering, published in the 2009 issue of "Blood."

The article explores the challenges faced by women suffering from hypertension. In the U.S., hypertension affects about 72 million citizens, 54 percent of them are women. This condition is 2 to 3 times more common in women who are receiving oral contraceptives. Hypertension treatment among pregnant women needs close observation, which may include home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM). Studies show that there are persistent gender disparities in blood pressure control, cardiovascular risk factors, as well as disease management.

The article investigates sex differences regarding the risk of fatigue after glandular fever by researchers from England. Indications showed that women have greater risk of fatigue after glandular fever. Infectious mononucleosis is a specific and significant risk for clinically reported fatigue.

Discusses a study which showed that young female mice have a decreased risk of heart disease because of the production of cardioprotective fatty acid prostacyclin which, in turn, depends on the activation of the enzyme cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Subsequent discovery that estrogen underlies the heart protection in female mice; Abundance of estrogen in premenopausal women; Implications for the query why females, compared with males, have a decreased risk of heart disease before they go through menopause.