http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others' sexual orientation. Their "gaydar" persisted even when they saw the photos upside-down, and gay versus straight judgments were more accurate for women's faces than for men's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gaydar-automatic-accurate-women-psychologists.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 May 2012 12:18:17 EST news256389488 US health advisers on Thursday urged regulators to approve Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences, as the first preventive pill against HIV/AIDS instead of just a treatment for infected people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-health-advisors-mull-aids-pill.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 10 May 2012 11:29:00 EST news255868134 (Medical Xpress) -- A new analysis of hundreds of existing research studies shows that lesbians, gays and bisexuals experience high rates of victimization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-high-victimization-gays-lesbians-bisexuals.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 May 2012 06:58:04 EST news255592663 When we try to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same way we do. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that we have limits: we don't extend this projection to people who have different political views, even under extreme circumstances. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-empathy-doesnt-political-aisle.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:21:52 EST news252602485 (Medical Xpress) -- Gay, lesbian, and bisexual college students who experience subtle discrimination are at increased risk of having a problem with alcohol compared to heterosexual students, a new University of Michigan study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-gay-college-students-problems-peers.html Addiction Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:12:24 EST news252573136 Gay men are able to lead healthier, less stress-filled lives when states offer legal protections to same-sex couples, according to a new study examining the effects of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The study, "Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority Men: A Quasi-Natural Experiment," is online in the American Journal of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-same-sex-marriage-laws-doctor-health.html Health Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:23:00 EST news243188572 Nearly three quarters of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV do not have their infection under control, raising the risk of death from AIDS and transmission to others, said a US study on Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-americans-hiv-untreated.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:55:19 EST news241797311 What is life like for young gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people in our nation today? Your impression might depend on which news report you happen to catch. Stories reporting on Gay-Straight Alliance clubs in conservative school districts, high-profile legal victories for gay people and their advocates and even gay teens becoming Prom Queen, suggest the nation is becoming more accepting of less traditional sexual and gender identities. Other stories about “gay bashing” hate crimes and teens being bullied to the point of despair point to a different side of America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-probing-important-closet.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:01:52 EST news239353300 A new study by researchers at Indiana University and George Mason University found the sexual repertoire of gay men surprisingly diverse, suggesting that a broader, less disease-focused perspective might be warranted by public health and medical practitioners in addressing the sexual health of gay and bisexual men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-gay-bisexual-men-varied-sexual.html Health Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:25:27 EST news238170319 "Being gay is not a sickness or a choice." This is just one of the uncompromising messages in a bold poster campaign being rolled out by the newly launched Ukwazana Programme which works in the sprawling townships around Cape Town. Another of its messages reads: "We are all men, we are all African, some of us love other men." http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-homophobia-south-africa.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:16:24 EST news236427378 (Medical Xpress) -- Studies by psychologists at the University of Toronto reveal that when it comes to white men, being straight may make you more likable but in the case of black men, gays have a likeability edge. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-sexual-unconsciously-affects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:38:49 EST news234164246 (AP) -- The head of the United Nations AIDS program called Sunday for an increase in access to drugs that help treat or prevent the spread of the disease, saying it is "morally wrong" to keep millions of people off lifesaving medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-aids-conference-rome.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:20:01 EST news230187947 Sexual orientation and 'gender conformity' in women are both genetic traits, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-sexual-gender-conforming-traits-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:27:45 EST news229278456 If a gay or bisexual man seeks sex or dating online, the type of partner or relationship he wants is a good indicator of whether he'll engage in safe sex, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-internet-hookups-men-dont-unsafe.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 23 May 2011 17:33:06 EST news225390768 Gay men have a higher prevalence of cancer compared with heterosexual men, and lesbian and bisexual female cancer survivors report lower levels of health than heterosexual female cancer survivors. Those are the conclusions of a new study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's findings shed light on the types of programs and services that are needed to assist lesbian, gay, and bisexual cancer survivors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-sexual-affects-cancer-survivorship.html Cancer Mon, 09 May 2011 03:48:38 EST news224131565 In the wake of several highly publicized suicides by gay teenagers, a new study finds that a negative social environment surrounding gay youth is associated with high rates of suicide attempts by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth. The study, "The Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in a Population-Based Sample of LGB Youth," appears in the April 18 issue of Pediatrics. It was conducted by by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar Mark L. Hatzenbuehler at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-links-social-environment-high-suicide_1.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:05:00 EST news222318154