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Sexual Orientation Fluctuation Correlated to Alcohol Misuse
June 6, 2012 Many young adults explore and define their sexual identity in college, but that process can be stressful and lead to risky behaviors. In a new study, students whose sexual self-definition didn't fall ... > full story -
Magazine Trends Study Finds Increase in Advertisements Using Sex
June 5, 2012 Sex sells, or at least that is what advertisers hope. A recent study looked at sexual ads appearing in magazines over 30 years and found that the numbers are ... > full story -
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After-Sex Switch: Mapping the Changing Behaviors in the Female Fruit Fly's Mind
May 31, 2012 If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, then it shouldn't be surprising that their neural circuits differ. Researchers have used dramatic changes in the behavior of the female fruit fly after ... > full story -
Bisexuality Studies Focus on Health, Behavior and Identity
May 29, 2012 A new study that focused on the health issues and behaviors specific to behaviorally bisexual men and women, found tremendous variety and that labels can do more harm than ... > full story -
70% of Women Use Contraceptives During Their First Sexual Encounter, Spanish Study Suggests
May 25, 2012 Contraceptive use in Spain during the first sexual encounter is similar to other European countries. Contraceptive use shows positive correlation in women with a university education and negative ... > full story -
IUDs, Implants Most Effective Birth Control, Study Suggests
May 23, 2012 A study to evaluate birth control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women who used birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring were 20 times more likely to have an ... > full story -
Newly Discovered Breast Milk Antibodies Help Neutralize HIV
May 22, 2012 Antibodies that help to stop the HIV virus have been found in breast milk. Researchers have isolated the antibodies from immune cells called B cells in the breast milk of infected mothers in Malawi, ... > full story -
Experimental Vaccine Elicits Robust Response Against Both HIV and Tuberculosis, Study Suggests
May 21, 2012 Clinician researchers have developed a vaccine that acts simultaneously against HIV-1 and M. tuberculosis). An estimated 14 million people worldwide are coinfected with the two ... > full story -
'Gaydar' Automatic and More Accurate for Women's Faces; Accurate Even When Faces Were Upside Down, Psychologists Find
May 16, 2012 After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. Their "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the ... > full story -
Delayed Female Sexual Maturity Linked to Longer Lifespan in Mice
May 7, 2012 Female mice from strains with lower IGF1 levels reach sexual maturity at a significantly later age. Combined with previous research showing that mouse strains with lower circulating levels of IGF1 ... > full story
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