Mens Corner

A Serbian free diver has set a new world record for holding breath for more than 11 minutes and 54 seconds underwater.

Branko Petrovic has surpassed the previous world record of 11 minutes 35 seconds by a lung-straining 19 seconds, the Daily Express reported.

The 28-year-old free diver completed his successful record attempt at an extreme sports exhibition in Dubai on October 7th, 2014.

Speaking on his record-holding dive, Petrovic said that breaking the world record left him breathless.

Diets rich in whole walnuts or walnut oil can slow prostate cancer growth, says a study.

“While they (walnuts) are high in fat, their fat does not drive prostate cancer growth. In fact, walnuts do just the opposite when fed to mice,” lead scientist and research nutritionist Paul Davis from University of California Davis.

The walnut diet also reduced levels of the hormone IGF-1, which had been previously implicated in both prostate and breast cancer.

A large study has found that cigarette smoking prior to the first diagnosis of lung (stage I), bladder, kidney or head and neck cancer increases the risk of developing a second smoking-associated cancer.

“As survival improves for a number of smoking-related cancers, patients are living longer; however, smoking may increase the risk of developing a second smoking-related cancer among these survivors,” said Meredith S. Shiels, lead study author and research fellow with the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.

A new study has revealed that exposure to tobacco smoke and near-roadway air pollution contributes to the development of obesity.

The research showed increased weight gain during adolescence in children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke or near-roadway air pollution, compared to children with no exposure to either of these air pollutants.

Affected by job stress, “agreeable and conscientious” workers may resist the tendency to engage in counter-productive work behaviour (CWB), but eventually they too give in, new research says.

While “agreeable” employees are considered cooperative, good-natured and trusting of the organisation, “conscientious” workers are those who are ambitious, responsible and abide by ethical principles.

Many employees wait weeks or months before engaging in counter-productive work behaviour, like taking a longer lunch or stealing office supplies, the findings showed.

A new research has revealed that scientists are developing a novel prochlorperazine nasal spray formulation for better migraine pain relief.

Migraines are manifested by severe pain and headache that can last anywhere from four to seventy-two hours, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to both light and sound.

Researcher Venkata Yellepeddi along with his colleagues from Roseman University of Health Sciences developed a preservative-free device-driven prochlorperazine nasal spray that could prove useful for compounding pharmacists specifically in the field of pain medicine.

A new research has revealed that single Brits date several lovers at the same time, with three being the new average.

The study shows that one in four people admit to having more than one partner on the go and a quarter of women dally with four men at once, the Daily Star reported.

Dating sites and mobile apps like Tinder are thought to have played a part in creating the new trend for multiple partners, where one in 10 single women say they manage to date three or more people on the same day.

For people in the early phases of recovery from alcohol addiction, insomnia is a “prevalent and persistent” problem, says a study.

The incidence of insomnia during early recovery may be five times higher than the general population and may persist for months to years, the findings showed.

Therefore, “treating sleep disturbance in early recovery may have considerable impact on maintenance of sobriety and quality of life,” according to study co-author Nicholas Rosenlicht from the University of San Francisco in the US.

A new study has provided a deeper insight into how love and empathy can trigger aggression in the humans.

Research by two Universities at Buffalo found that in situations where people care about someone very much, they were motivated to benefit them, but if there was someone else in the way, they might do things to harm that third party. And that reaction was not because the third party has done anything wrong.

Men who exhibit ‘mate guarding’ behaviours, such as staying close to their wives and girlfriends at a party or gifting them jewellery, are more likely to have poorer-quality sperm than males who do not do so, a new study has found.

Researchers from the University of Western Australia studied 45 men in committed heterosexual relationships about their mate guarding actions and analysed their ejaculate samples.

Celebrity hairstylist Hakim Aalim, who boasts of Bollywood clients like Arjun Rampal, Sunil Shetty and Shahid Kapoor, is now set to give a free haircut to all those who want the commando look from Brad Pitt-starrer “Fury”.

Aalim has tied up with PVR pictures for their next film “Fury” where he is giving free haircuts to all the “Fury” fans who wish to copy the look, said a statement.

The new style is called the Undercut and it has reportedly became a huge rage internationally, especially now because of Pitt.

A Chinese brand has launched a new drug that will help erectile dysfunction, which is about 60-percent cheaper for every tablet than sildenafil-based foreign products.

Guangzhou Baiyuanshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co has officially launched China’s first sildenafil-based medicine for erectile dysfunction, named ‘Jin’ge,’ which literally translates as “golden spear,” the China Daily reported.

It was a generic drug similar to the US-based company Pfizer’s Viagra, whose patent in China expired in May.

When it comes to fantasising about sex, men have more vivid and weird fantasies than women and want them to come true in real life, reveals a research.

It also tells us that a significant proportion of women evoke fantasies associated with submission (being tied up, spanked, forced to have sex) but they do not want these to be realised in actual life.

Importantly, unlike men, women in general clearly distinguish between fantasy and desire.

A men’s rights group Thursday said the World Economic Forum report on the global gender gap index was “one-sided and unscientific” and asked the Indian government to oppose it.

In the report, India was ranked low at 114 out of 142 countries for which the report was made.

“As usual, scarcely populated Scandinavian countries like Finland, Norway and Iceland with high per capita income ranked among the top,” said Anil Kumar, founder member of the Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF).

People are looking around for the best clothes to look different on the occasion of Halloween, which is Friday. What if you get your best attire without spending ridiculous amounts of money?

Fashion stylist Grace Woodward doles out useful tips to glam up old costumes to get a new look, reports femalefirst.co.uk

Vaccines major Serum Institute of India will invest around Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years to set up a new manufacturing facility in Pune.

“We will be investing around Rs 1,000 crore in Pune to set up a vaccine manufacturing plant,” Serum Institute of India CEO and Executive Director Adar C Poonawalla told PTI.

The company will be making vaccines for pneumonia, rotavirus, dengue and many other diseases in the plant, he added.

American professional strongman Robert Oberst’s shells out 450 dollars per-week on grocery bills as he consumes 20,000 calories in a day, it has been revealed.

The 29-year-old strongman asserted that he consumes six meals in a day and he gets shaky and get headaches if he doesn’t get the desired calories, News.com.au reported.

The former American football player continued that his body was running on a level now where it was used to having good fuel and his body just “revolts” if he cut that supply off.

WHAT’SA man from Massachusetts has beaten one in 9.7 trillion odds to win same lottery twice.

Kenneth J. Stokes , of Norwood is a lottery season ticket holder, which automatically enters him into every drawing of a certain lottery with specific, pre-set numbers of his choosing, ABC News reported.

Stokes, who has won 25,000 dollars a year for up to 20 years, which equals a 500,000 dollars maximum, had opted for a one-time cash option payment, which brought the prize down to 390,000 dollars pre-tax, or 273,000 dollars after tax.

Men’s rights groups, fighting for shared parenting in case of divorce, Thursday protested the central government move to empower the National Commission for Women (NCW) with powers to direct police to arrest the accused in crimes against women.

In a missive to Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Bangalore-based NGO Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP) said: “If the NCW is elevated, it will lead to a complete disintegration of the Indian judicial system.”

A new study has revealed that binge drinking in early adulthood is associated with an increased likelihood of high blood pressure in males.

The study also revealed that low to moderate alcohol use in early adulthood is associated with a decreased likelihood of hypertension in females and in young adult men, frequent binge drinking over the past year was associated with a 1.7-times increased likelihood of developing hypertension.

People born in spring and summer may be great optimists and those born in autumn are less likely to be depressed than winter-borns, a new study suggests.

Birth season has a significant impact on your risk of developing mood disorders, scientists have found.

People born at certain times of year may have a greater chance of developing certain types of affective temperaments, which in turn can lead to mood disorders (affective disorders).

Researchers from Budapest, Hungary, found that birth season is linked with temperament.

A new study has found that consuming high-fat meals can prove more harmful for males than females.

Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute scientist Deborah Clegg, PhD, and a team of international investigators found that the brains of male laboratory mice exposed to the same high-fat diet as their female counterparts developed brain inflammation and heart disease that were not seen in the females.

As companies across the world experiment with concepts like “unlimited holidays”, human resource experts in India believe the country is not ready for such agile HR policy and people here would rather appreciate benefits like leave encashment and sabbaticals.

Last month, Richard Branson, Founder and CEO of Virgin group said he would offer his employees unlimited holidays.

“Flexible working has revolutionised how, where and when we all do our jobs. So, if working nine to five no longer applies, then why should strict annual leave (vacation) policies?,” questioned Branson.

Fashion designer Rahul Mishra, who won the International Woolmark Prize (IWP) in Milan earlier this year, has launched his award winning collection in Sydney.

Inspired by the works of a graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher, the six-piece collection was launched Tuesday, and it will be sold through David Jones store in Sydney.

Mishra is thrilled.

A new study has found that consuming high-fat meals can prove more harmful for males than females.

Cedars-Sinai Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute scientist Deborah Clegg, PhD, and a team of international investigators found that the brains of male laboratory mice exposed to the same high-fat diet as their female counterparts developed brain inflammation and heart disease that were not seen in the females.