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The Bioethics and Law Observatory advocates that in certain circumstances sex selection should be permitted for non-therapeutic reasons
In a press conference hold today, the Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD) of the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) (University of Barcelona), based at the Parc Cient'fic de Barcelona (Barcelona Science Park), presented their latest Declaration on Sex Selection. This document advocates a modification of current legislation in order to permit... view more... (2003-03-13)
Teaching adolescents about condoms
Teaching adolescents to use condoms when abstinence fails is a reasonable strategy for preventing HIV, according to a new research study in PLoS Medicine. view more (2007-09-18)
Study shows that elderly women sleep better than they think, men sleep worse
A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that elderly women sleep better than elderly men even though women consistently report that their sleep is shorter and poorer. view more (2009-10-01)
U of M study: Online intervention paramount for reducing HIV in high-risk population
Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and report higher substance use rates than those who meet their partners exclusively online or offline, according to new research at the University of Minnesota. view more (2008-04-30)
Healthcare professionals need training to help them talk more comfortably about sexual issues
Ovarian cancer affects sexual functioning, but healthcare professionals' knowledge about this is inadequate, as is their communication with patients about sexual issues, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Interviews were conducted with 15 women with ovarian cancer and 43 clinicians and nurses in Leeds to determine their attitudes about, and... view more... (2001-10-09)
Type 1 diabetes associated with increased risk of cancer
Certain forms of cancer occur more often in patients with type 1 diabetes compared with the general population in the corresponding sex and age groups. This has been shown in a new Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet. view more (2003-12-04)
Community-based measures fail to reduce HIV levels, new study shows
Interventions that target individuals with a high risk of contracting HIV have a negligible impact on HIV transmission in the general population, according to a new study of communities in Zimbabwe, published today. view more (2007-03-27)
Sex, censorship and students in world premiere of banned play
The University of Sheffield is to stage the world premiere of Sex for Sale, a controversial 1950s melodrama by Eddie Kaplan, on 13 May 2004. The play was banned by the Lord Chamberlain in 1951 due to its controversial subject matter of sex, prostitution, murder, politics and the Mafia. It is now being brought back to life under the direction of... view more... (2004-05-07)
Abstinence is best way of preventing young people being “engulfed” by sexually transmitted infection
Contrary to the statements issued by the UK government, abstinence from sex is the best way of preventing young people from being “engulfed” by the tide of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. Advice to use condoms is simply not enough. view more (2003-08-01)
Was male domination deadly for dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs suddenly died out because they gave birth to too many males as a result of climate change. This is the theory put forward by David Miller of medicine and Jonathen Summers of mechanical engineering at the University of Leeds. They believe that dinosaur populations died out because the sex of their offspring was determined by temperature.... view more... (2004-05-10)
More at-risk teens and young adults engaging in anal intercourse
A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults - particularly those who have recently had unprotected vaginal sex. view more (2008-11-20)
Study finds virginity pledges may help postpone intercourse among youth
Making a virginity pledge may help some young people postpone the start of sexual activity, according to a new RAND Corporation study. view more (2008-06-11)
One-off lesson improves teenagers` knowledge of emergency contraception
A single lesson on emergency contraception, given by a trained teacher, improves teenagers' knowledge of the correct time limits for using emergency contraception, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers recruited 1,974 boys and 1,820 girls in year 10 (14-15 years old) from 24 mixed sex, state secondary schools in south west England. Trained... view more... (2002-05-14)
Why do more men die from heart disease than women?
In most industrialised countries more men die from coronary heart disease than women but what causes these sex differences? The most widely accepted explanation is that the hormone oestrogen protects women, yet a study in this week's BMJ suggests that sex differences are largely the result of environmental factors. If so, it may be possible to... view more... (2001-09-05)
Differences between boys and girls show less than three weeks into pregnancy
Female embryos exert a greater influence than male embryos over the hormone that nurtures early pregnancy, and the difference can be detected as little as 16 days after conception, according to new research published (Wednesday 30 January) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.* Israeli scientists have demonstrated... view more... (2002-01-26)
Sex offender treatment centres? - Not in my back yard!
These were the findings of a study published today, Monday 13 September, in Legal and Criminological Psychology, by psychologist Sarah Brown of University College Northampton. view more (1999-09-06)
Sex difference on spatial skill test linked to brain structure
Men consistently outperform women on spatial tasks, including mental rotation, which is the ability to identify how a 3-D object would appear if rotated in space. view more (2008-12-18)
How does one sex grow larger than the other?
Why are males larger than females in some animal species (such as most mammals), females larger than males in others (such as most insects), and why are the sexes alike in yet other species (such as several birds)? view more (2007-01-30)
Parental attitudes to young sex offenders
This is the finding presented today, Tuesday 28 September, by Carol Barnes and Dr Gareth Hughes of the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, at The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology Conference held at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. view more (1999-09-13)
U of Minnesota researcher finds link between aggression, status and sex
Have you ever wondered why it seems like the littlest things make people angry? Why a glance at the wrong person or a spilled glass of water can lead to a fist fight or worse? view more (2008-12-09)
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