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  "id": 12079,
  "url": "https://theconversation.com/more-testosterone-wont-make-a-better-soldier-or-a-tougher-man-aggression-and-strength-drive-t-levels-not-the-other-way-around-287828",
  "title": "More testosterone won’t make a better soldier or a tougher man – aggression and strength drive T levels, not the other way around",
  "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.",
  "authors": "Adam Stanaland, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-20T22:08:08.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-21T05:10:12.656Z",
  "source_slug": "x-the-conversation-technology",
  "source_name": "The Conversation Technology",
  "source_homepage": "https://theconversation.com/us/technology",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/12079",
  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/more-testosterone-wont-make-a-better-soldier-or-a-tougher-man-aggression-and-strength-drive-t-levels-not-the-other-way-around-287828",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}