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Gay African-American Youth Face Unique Challenges Coming out to Families
January 22, 2013 Coming out to one's family can be stressful, but gay black males face a unique set of personal, familial and social challenges, according to new ... > full story -
Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance in Men Even After Rehabilitation
January 17, 2013 Alcohol is the drug that most affects sexual arousal (erectile capacity), according to new research. In addition, researchers observed that men did not improve their sexual performance when they ... > full story -
Better Syringe Designs Could Nearly Eradicate Global Annual HIV Infections from Syringe Sharing Within Eight Years
January 16, 2013 Switching the type of syringe used by people who inject drugs could help curb HIV transmission in countries with injection-driven epidemics within eight years, according to a new ... > full story -
An Embryo That Is Neither Male nor Female: Impact of Three Unexpected Sex Determination Factors Analyzed
January 3, 2013 Is it a girl or a boy? This is the first question parents ask at the birth of an infant. Though the answer is obvious, the mechanism of sex determination is much less so. Researchers attempt to shed ... > full story -
Bisexual Men on the 'Down Low' Run Risk for Poor Mental Health
January 2, 2013 Bisexual men are less likely to disclose their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers found that greater concealment of ... > full story -
HPV in Older Women May Be Due to Reactivation of Virus, Not New Infection
December 13, 2012 A new study suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women at or after menopause may represent an infection acquired years ago, and that HPV infections may exist below limits of ... > full story -
Epigenetics May Be a Critical Factor Contributing to Homosexuality, Study Suggests
December 11, 2012 Epigenetics -- how gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, called epi-marks -- appears to be a critical and overlooked factor contributing to the long-standing puzzle of why homosexuality ... > full storyMore: -
Sexual and Social Behavior Modified by Serotonin System Drugs
December 11, 2012 Drugs that bind to specific serotonin receptors in the brain can both improve and impair female sexual function in non-human ... > full story -
Vaginal Microbicide Gel May Offer a Promising Strategy for Prevention and Protection Against HIV Transmission
December 6, 2012 A new study shows that a microbicide gel is highly effective in block infection by the AIDS virus in a non-human primate model. Scientists have described the gel's key ingredient, which are small ... > full story -
Men With Erection Problems Are Three Times More Likely to Have Inflamed Gums, Study Finds
December 4, 2012 Men in their thirties who had inflamed gums caused by severe periodontal disease were three times more likely to suffer from erection problems, according to a new ... > full story
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