Psychology & Psychiatry
Does porn affect the brain? Scientists urge more study
Researchers found less gray matter in the brains of men who watched large amounts of sexually explicit material, according to a new study.
May 29, 2014
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News tagged with porn
Neuroscience
Children's brain cells changed by internet porn: neurosurgeon
"Internet pornography changes children's brain cells", says American neurosurgeon Donald Hilton.
Oct 6, 2017
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Health
Young adults say porn is their most helpful source of information about how to have sex
Young adults ages 18-24 years old in the U.S. say that porn is their most helpful source of information about how to have sex, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher ...
Jan 6, 2021
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Addiction
Study exposes secret world of porn addiction
(Medical Xpress) -- A major study from the University of Sydney has shed light on the secret world of excessive porn viewing and the devastating effect it has on users and their families.
May 10, 2012
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Health
Porn in US 'a public health crisis'
Pornography now is so widespread in the United States that it deserves to be addressed seriously as a major public health crisis, a panel of activists said Thursday.
May 16, 2014
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Health
No such thing as porn 'addiction,' researchers say
Journalists and psychologists are quick to describe someone as being a porn "addict," yet there's no strong scientific research that shows such addictions actually exists. Slapping such labels onto the habit of frequently ...
Feb 12, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Political wins celebrated with porn, researcher says
Some celebrate a political candidate's victory with a party. Others, according to a Rutgers–Camden researcher, choose porn.
Apr 19, 2011
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Health
Porn not to blame for public health issues
The recent attempt by Conservative MPs to label porn a public health crisis in Canada is part of a web of attacks against gender and sexual minorities—and a diversion from necessary policy debates on ending sexual violence. ...
Nov 1, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Two male porn performers test positive for HIV
Two adult film actors have contracted HIV, with one most likely infecting the other during unprotected sex at a film shoot in Nevada where testing was less stringent than industry standards, officials said.
Dec 30, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nonconsensual porn is a growing threat among young adults, researchers find
One out of every 12 respondents in a nationwide survey say they have been victims of nonconsensual pornography.
Feb 22, 2019
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