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University of Hawaii at Manoa professor co-authors article about weight and relationships
Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." view more (2009-06-23)
Study: Most female child molesters were victims of sexual abuse
A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children. view more (2008-05-14)
Adolescent arrest history influences risk of acquiring HIV
Adolescents with a history of arrest are at greater risk for HIV infection than adolescents with no arrest history, according to a new study published in the November issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. view more (2006-11-15)
Gene exchange common among sex-manipulating bacteria
Certain bacteria have learned to manipulate the proportion of females and males in insect populations. Now Uppsala University researchers have mapped the entire genome of a bacterium that infects a close relative of the fruit fly. view more (2009-03-26)
Teenage Boys Exposed To Environmental Pollutants Less Likely To Produce Male Children (p143)
A research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence that adolescent boys exposed to organic pollutants are less likely to father a male child in adulthood. Investigators from the National Cheng Kung University Medical College, Taiwan, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, studied the sex of over... view more... (2002-07-10)
Who has sex with whom? Study of heterosexual partnerships reveals worryingly low condom use
A high proportion of people are not using condoms when they have sex with a new partner, according to a new study of heterosexual partnerships among British men and women. Among people in their 30s and 40s, and in partnerships where there is an age difference of five or more years, condom use is particularly low. view more (2008-11-12)
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)
Challenges for Charles Clarke
Save British Science today urged the new Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, to listen to the Treasury as he prepares the Government`s new Higher Education Strategy document. "Undoubtedly, Mr Clarke will have a number of challenges facing him as he takes up this new role. One of these is that he gives proper weight to preparing for the Higher... view more... (2002-10-24)
Dons in distress
Over half of UK academics report poor psychological health according to a paper presented today, Thursday 13 April, to The British Psychological Society's Annual Conference, held at the Guildhall, Winchester, by Gail Kinman of the University of Luton and Fiona Jones of the University of Hertfordshire. The national survey of 782 academics showed... view more... (2000-04-10)
Twins have similar school performance to single-born children
Twins have similar academic performance to single-born children, finds a large Danish study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2006-09-29)
Study finds role for parasites in evolution of sex
What's so great about sex? From an evolutionary perspective, the answer is not as obvious as one might think. view more (2009-07-07)
Uncovering Sex-Change Secrets Of The Black Sea Bass
In a former cowshed on the edge of the University of New Hampshire campus, David Berlinsky, assistant professor of zoology, peers into a big blue plastic tub. view more (2006-04-12)
Learning world-wide and flexibly via Internet
TeleTOP®, the digital `teaching-environment` of the University of Twente (UT), the Netherlands, increases the flexibility and interaction in education via internet. Teaching material is available everywhere via internet and swift interaction with the teacher and fellow students is possible. Time and place in education are less important.... view more... (2002-04-19)
Britain more tolerant of gay and casual sex than 10 years ago
Britain has become much more tolerant of gay and casual sex over the past 10 years, shows research published in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Both men and women were more willing to report homosexual experiences themselves as well, the research suggests. A national survey of sexual attitudes and lifestyles conducted in 1990-91 (Natsal 1990) was... view more... (2002-02-25)
Department of Education must listen to Treasury on university funding
Save British Science today welcomed the publication of the Government`s Cross-Cutting Review of Science, and called on the Department for Education & Skills to use next month`s Higher Education Strategy to implement the elements relating to academic pay. view more (2002-10-24)
Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?
One promising approach to help stem the global HIV epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). view more (2005-07-19)
Researchers: Few heart disease trials reporting sex-specific results
Heart disease differences in men and women continue to be poorly understood because women are included in clinical trials far less than men, and even when women are included, study results are not reported by sex. view more (2007-01-31)
Future Pill for Premature Ejaculation a Success in Trials
A new tablet could hold the key for men who suffer premature ejaculation, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry Magazine. Trials by a US company have shown the pill, compound LI 301, to have an effect on everyone tested. Trials suggest the drug starts working within two hours, so it could be taken on an as-needed basis. Currently,... view more... (2004-02-17)
Home pregnancy tests can lead to better prenatal care
The simple intervention of providing women who are having unprotected sex with a home pregnancy test could have a substantial impact on the health of potential newborns, according to a Michigan State University study. view more (2009-02-11)
Selection of the fittest
A new study shows that schools and many education programmes are failing to provide students with a basic understanding of evolution. It is famously difficult to explain evolutionary principles without resorting to anthropomorphic or figurative language. Evolution 'selects' the fittest individuals; species 'adapt' to change. Both of these phrases... view more... (2002-03-18)
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