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Age of 'Coming Out' Is Now Dramatically Younger: Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Teens Find Wider Family Support, Says Researcher
October 11, 2011 — According to an Israeli researcher, the age of "coming out" has dropped dramatically in the last 25 years. He also discovered that family support was far more central to these teens' sense of ... > full story -
Men With Disabilities Four Times More Likely to Be Sexually Abused Than Men Without Disabilities, Study Suggests
October 11, 2011 — Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study is the first population-based investigation to ... > full story -
Fruity Aromas: An Aphrodisiac for Flies
September 30, 2011 — The smell of food acts as an aphrodisiac for Drosophila (vinegar flies). Scientists have brought to light a novel olfactory perception mechanism: male flies use a scent derived from the fruit that ... > full story -
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Professor Wins Ig Nobel Prize for Beer, Sex Research
September 29, 2011 — The tragic tale of how male Australian jewel beetles became so enamored with brown "stubby" beer bottles that they try to mate with them -- so vigorously that they die trying to copulate in the hot ... > full story -
Living With Dementia and Making Decisions
September 29, 2011 — People with dementia can still make decisions in their everyday lives and with support from partners can continue to do so as their condition advances. This is one of the preliminary findings of a ... > full story -
Mother's Investment in the Eggs Makes Zebra Finch Males Attractive
September 29, 2011 — It is not the superior genes of the father, but the mother's resource investment in the eggs that makes zebra finch males particularly attractive. A Swiss-Australian research team has challenged the ... > full story -
Easily Embarrassed? Study Finds People Will Trust You More
September 28, 2011 — If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, ... > full story -
Children With Autism Benefit from Early, Intensive Therapy
September 28, 2011 — Researchers have found that children with autism spectrum disorders who receive more intensive therapy to combat social-communication impairments, especially at early ages, achieve the best ... > full story -
Resisting Peer Pressure: Why Adolescents Respond Differently to Peer Influence
September 28, 2011 — The company an adolescent keeps affects his or her behavior -- particularly when these friends engage in illicit activities and are indifferent to education -- right? Well, that all depends, ... > full story -
Americans Move Dramatically Toward Acceptance of Homosexuality: Young People Lead the Changes
September 28, 2011 — Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way, research shows. In addition to a ... > full story
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