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Teens' brains are more sensitive to rewarding feedback from peers

Teenagers are risk-takers—they're more likely than children or adults to experiment with illicit substances, have unprotected sex, and drive recklessly. But research shows that teenagers have the knowledge and ability to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AIDS journal publishes findings of two important studies

The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed more frequently—up t ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economic analysis finds penicillin, not 'the pill', may have launched the sexual revolution

(Medical Xpress)—The 1950s were not as prudish as they seemed on the surface, says economist Andrew Francis. 

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Street youth more likely to trade sex for food, shelter if they were abused as children, study finds

New research led by Ryerson scientists have found that street youth who have been sexually abused as children are far more likely to engage in trading sex for food, shelter and other basic necessities.

Health created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ACOG to HHS: Reconsider age limit on plan B access

(HealthDay)—Physicians from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), together with other health organizations, are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Another study links 'Sexting' to sexual activity in teens

(HealthDay)—A new study of Dutch teens finds that few of them frequently engage in risky online activity related to sex, such as sending naked photos to strangers and searching for sex partners, but those ...

Pediatrics created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Testosterone increases honesty: Study examines the biological background of lying

Testosterone is considered the male hormone, standing for aggression and posturing. Researchers around Prof. Dr. Armin Falk, an economist from the University of Bonn, have now been able to demonstrate that ...

Medical research created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Magazine articles jeopardize and empower young women's sexuality

Los Angeles, CA (September 4, 2012) While the effects of sexualized media on young women has long been debated, a new study finds that women who read sex-related magazine articles from popular women's magazines like Cosmopolitan are le ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Sexting' may be just a normal part of dating for Internet generation

(Medical Xpress) -- For young adults today who were weaned on iPods and the Internet, the practice of "sexting," or sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones, may be just another normal, healthy component ...

Health created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Exposure to sexual content in popular movies predicts sexual behavior in adolescence

Intuitively it simply makes sense: exposure to sexual content in movies at an early age probably influences adolescents' sexual behavior. And yet, even though a great deal of research has shown that adolescents who watch ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

US approves first pill to help prevent HIV

(AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection, the latest milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Emergency patients prefer technology-based interventions for behavioral issues

A Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that emergency department patients prefer technology-based interventions for high-risk behaviors such as alcohol use, unsafe sex and violence. ER patients said they would choose ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines how parenthood affects gay couples' health, HIV risk

Gay parents face many of the same challenges as straight parents when it comes to sex and intimacy after having children, according to a new study of gay fathers published in the journal Couple and Family Psychology. The fi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill

(AP) -- Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day ...

HIV & AIDS created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Advocates: HIV prevention pill could save lives

(AP) -- A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.

HIV & AIDS created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0