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Dear members, colleagues, and supporters of the Centre, This week is International Men's Health Week and the theme this year is working together for boys and men's health. When you compare the profile of men's health when the Centre was established in 2007 to what it is today, the progress has been outstanding. We now have many more groups collaborating across the sector from researchers, NGOs, to health services and those delivering programs within communities for impact. There is still much work to be done but Australia is one of the countries leading the way. The Australian Men's Health Forum has, this week, been recognising all of these groups and organisations working together. We are grateful for the nomination for a SA Men's Health Award and also congratulate Callum MacPherson for being nominated for the SA local men's health hero for his Young Blood Men's Health Matters vodcast, connecting with young men around their mental health. To conclude Men's Health Week, the Global Action for Men's Health has today released From the Margins to the Mainstream: Advocating the inclusion of men’s health in policy. This publication will coincide with an article on the issue in The Lancet written by Alan White, Rosemary Morgan and Peter Baker and a webinar on 1 July. This will be the final newsletter for the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men's Health. The Centre will shortly transition to the new Freemasons Centre for Male Health and Well-being (FCMHW); a partnership between Masonic Charities, the University of Adelaide, the Menzies School of Health Research (NT) and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. We aim to have a formal announcement of the new partnership in the coming weeks. Professor Gary Wittert, Director Year of the Nurse: Acknowledging nurses in research 2020 is year of the Nurse. The Centre acknowledges the essential contribution of nurses to our research programs as clinicians and as researchers. They take responsibility for coordinating clinical trials and the quality care of research participants in those trials. This often involves rearranging their personal schedules in order to coordinate out of hours trial appointments to ensure the least disruption for participants. (pictured above: T4DM Clinical Trial Coordinator Mrs Fiona Cossey at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital with Senior Medical Scientist Chris Seaborn). Upcoming EventsMen's Health Research Seminar - Thurs 23 July Topic: Centre research update Research ImpactRecent publications from our members Men seek to validate their anxiety on-lineAnalysis of on-line forum posts reveal that rather than asking for help men look to authenticate their issues as being relevant when seeking support for their anxiety. View abstract Restoration of sperm function in obese malesPreclinical study finds that metformin treatment of metabolic unhealthy males restores sperm function and fetal growth without the need for weight loss. View abstract BMI alone is not a risk for unhealthy spermRetrospective study of fertility treatment data finds that in men with a high BMI, only those with underlying metabolic conditions have poor sperm function. View abstract Rate of testicular cancer in SA has increasedSA data shows that the incidence of bladder cancer has decreased and non-prostate, non-renal urologic cancers remains low but testicular cancer has increased. View abstract Adverse reprogramming of prostate cancerReview of how some prostate cancers reprogram to a more aggressive type in response to common treatments and how this may be overcome through new therapies. View abstract No effect of periprostatic fat biology on cancerAnalysis of periprostatic adipose tissue finds no difference in the lipid biology in obese vs non-obese men nor a relationship to prostate cancer disease aggressiveness. View abstract How prostate cancer may spread in boneAustralian team finds that suppression of immunogenicity and drug response of prostate cancer cells in bone is due to loss of tumor-intrinsic type I interferon (IFN) signalling. View abstract Urine based prostate cancer test promisingSA collaboration report favourable validation results for a urine-based test being developed to detect prostate cancer, which may be undertaken by men at home. View abstract Sleep apnoea does not reduce testosteroneMAILES data confirm that obesity, and not obstructive sleep apnoea as previously reported, has an independent effect of lowering serum testosterone in men. View abstract Targeting brain tumour response to pressureRemoving a cancer cell’s ability to respond to high fluid pressure in solid brain tumours decreases their invasiveness, and suggests this as a treatment target. View abstract Negative impacts of nocturnal technology useConfirmation that waking at night to use technology is associated with daytime fatigue, lack of motivation and attention, driving-related incidents, and impaired mood. View abstract. Mental health screening tools for heart diseaseOf common screening tools, only the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 reliably identify unique mental health disorders (anxious-misery & fear) in people with cardiovascular disease. View abstract Sleep protects against work-related depressionSleep duration found to be protective against work-life interference related depressive symptoms with strongest effect in females when compared to males. View abstract Media: What COVID-19 means for men's healthHealthy Male/FFCMH address mistruths about effects of COVID-19 infection on men's reproductive health and the role testosterone plays in the higher death rates in men than women. View article Media: When testosterone is too high or too low - ABCProf Gary Wittert, Prof Robert McLachlan (Healthy Male) and Prof Helena Teede (Monash Uni) discuss the good and bad of testosterone in men and women. Listen Research ImpactTestosterone for Type 2 Diabetes Trial results revealed The main outcome of the largest randomised controlled trial of testosterone in men isthat testosterone treatment may prevent progression to, or reverse, Type 2 diabetes in high-risk men who are enrolled in a lifestyle program. Read more Centre NewsVisiting Research Fellow - Rianne de HausThe Centre was pleased to host Ms Rianne de Haus, an Alzheimer’s Netherlands Foundation Visiting Research Fellow, who worked with Dr Phillip Tully to examine the association between blood pressure variability and dementia. Read more COVID-19 grant to map mental health trajectoryA Hospital Research Foundation grant has been awarded to define how measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have altered the trajectory of mental health and well-being of middle-aged and elderly South Australians. Read more Studies RecruitingCarer SA survey of unpaid carers needsCarers SA seeking men and women to complete an anonymous survey of (unpaid) family and friend carers in order to evaluate service support needs. Go to survey Prostate cancer exercise prescription trialMen with advanced prostate cancer are being sought for a study to evaluate an on-line exercise prescription tool. 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