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Society's attitudes have little impact on choice of sexual partner
A unique new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institute (KI) suggests that the attitude of families and the public have little impact on if adults decide to have sex with persons of the same or the opposite sex. Instead, hereditary factors and the individual's unique experiences have the strongest influence on our choice of... view more... (2008-06-17)
Assessment and treatment of offenders with learning disabilities
A considerable increase in referrals of offenders with learning disabilities has led to a focus on the assessment and treatment of this group, particularly with regards to sexual offending and aggression. Developments in assessment and treatment methods were the subject of a symposium today, Saturday 31 March, at the British Psychological... view more... (2001-03-20)
How do you know whether you are male or female?
New research published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology investigates this basic and much-studied question in the fruit fly, and comes to a surprising new conclusion. view more (2007-12-27)
Different HIV rates among gay men and straight people not fully explained by sexual behavior
Differences in sexual behaviours do not fully explain why the US HIV epidemic affects gay men so much more than straight men and women, claims research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. view more (2007-09-14)
Risk of death following acute coronary syndromes different for men, women
Women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men in the 30 days following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS; such as heart attack or unstable angina), but this difference appears attributable to factors such as severity and type of ACS, clinical differences and angiographic severity. view more (2009-08-26)
Sex selection for social reasons unlikely to skew gender balance in Germany and UK
Allowing sex selection for social reasons would be highly unlikely to skew the gender balance - at least in Germany and the UK - according to new research published today (Thursday 25 September) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1]. Surveys of more than 1,000 men and women in each country did reveal differences... view more... (2003-09-21)
Sex offenders register provides limited protection for children
The UK's Sex Offenders Register is failing to protect vulnerable children, according to a psychologist at the University of Liverpool. view more (2008-06-12)
Evidence of same-sex mating in nature: the story of Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus neoformans is a major cause of fungal meningitis in predominantly immunocomprised individuals. This fungus has two mating-types/sexes, and mating typically requires two individuals with opposite mating types. view more (2007-10-19)
Sexual lyrics in popular songs linked to early sexual experiences
With sexual activity among adolescents in the United States resulting in over 750,000 teenage pregnancies each year and reports of up to 25 percent of all female adolescents in the US having sexually transmitted infections, researchers and public health officials are looking for those factors that might increase sexual activity in teens. view more (2009-02-24)
First finding of a metabolite in 1 sex only
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be activated in only one sex. view more (2007-08-22)
The sturdier sex? — Study by Pittsburgh scientists finds female stem cells work better
Female stem cells derived from muscle have a greater ability to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue than male cells, according to a study at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. view more (2007-04-10)
Sex Education Taught By Pupils - A New Approach To Tackling Pregnancy And Infection.
Researchers carrying out a major new Medical Research Council study said today (23 July 2004), that sex education delivered by teenagers for teenagers could be a promising way forward if we are to tackle some of the major sexual health problems facing the UK today. The MRC study known as RIPPLE (A Randomised Intervention trial of Pupil-led sex... view more... (2004-07-22)
East African cichlid fish offer new understanding of genetic basis of sex determination
Biologists have genetically mapped the sex chromosomes of several species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi, East Africa, and identified a mechanism by which new sex chromosomes may evolve. view more (2009-10-02)
Cold sore virus increasing cause of genital herpes and 'strongly associated' with early start to sex
Genital herpes due to HSV-1 - the herpes simplex virus primarily associated with cold sores on the mouth - is strongly associated with an early start to sex, suggests research in Sexually Transmitted Infections. And its prevalence is increasing, say the authors. The findings are based on blood samples and details of sexual behaviour from 869... view more... (2002-09-30)
Parental Smoking Around Time Of Conception Linked To Reduction In Male Births (p 1407)
Couples who smoke around the time of conception could have a reduced chance of conceiving male offspring, suggest authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The male to female ratio of children has declined substantially over the past few decades. The reason for this reduction is not clear, but it has been suggested that... view more... (2002-04-17)
Fungus Found in Humans Shown To Be Nimble in Mating Game
Brown University researchers have determined that Candida albicans, a human fungal pathogen, pursues both same-sex and the more conventional opposite-sex mating. The findings are published in the August 2009 edition of the journal Nature. view more (2009-08-13)
One in five women sexually assaulted in North Carolina
Almost one in five women in the US state of North Carolina has been sexually assaulted, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. There was a high rate of risk factors for serious ill health among the assaulted women, the findings show. Over 2000 women in North Carolina were interviewed about sexual assault, as part of a... view more... (2002-03-11)
Boys cause more problems during labour
Women are more likely to encounter complications during labour and delivery when they are having a boy, according to researchers in this week's BMJ. The study took place in the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin using data from the delivery ward database during 1997 to 2000. All mothers who were pregnant for the first time with a singleton birth... view more... (2003-01-16)
Geneticists tell ostrich farmers the secrets of sex
Research published in the online journal, BMC Biotechnology reports on a new, large-scale technique for distinguishing between male and female ostrich chicks using DNA extracted from feathers. This new technique will remove the need for invasive procedures currently in use to sex-type ostriches and allow breeders to discover the sex of their... view more... (2002-10-16)
Embryonic selection of sex avoids conceiving blind children
The Assisted Reproduction Unit at the Quirón Hospital in Donostia-San Sebastián has managed, for the first time in the Basque Country, to successfully carry out an embryonic sex selection in a woman who is a carrier of the disease Retinosis Pigmentaria, linked with the X chromosome - in order to avoid giving birth to a male child. view more (2006-12-19)
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