News tagged with sexual behaviour


Crack user study finds critical need for intervention

A Brazilian investigative team, collaborating with a Simon Fraser University researcher, is citing an urgent need for targeted interventions among young crack users in cities throughout Brazil, identified as the world's biggest ...

Addiction created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tackling issues of sexuality among people with dementia

Managing the delicate issue of sexual expression amongst people with dementia is the focus of a new education resource produced by Griffith University researcher Dr Cindy Jones.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High levels of domestic abuse revealed among teenagers

A groundbreaking study of 13 and 14-year-olds in 13 Staffordshire schools has revealed worrying levels of domestic abuse among the young.

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research finds teens regret sex after drinking

Research published today in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has found that many secondary school students regret having sex after drinking too much alcohol.

Addiction created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Storks, cabbage patches, and the birds and the bees: Our broken sex education system

In the fields of gender, sexuality, and sexual health research, it's a no-brainer that sex education should start early, and that sex should be discussed often – both in schools and at home. But instead ...

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All healthcare professionals need training to deal with the sexual needs of patients

Providing healthcare staff with a one-day training course on dealing with the sexual needs of people with an acquired physical disability gave them greater understanding of the issues patients faced and enabled them to address ...

Health created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HPV vaccination does not lead to an increase in sex

A study published in Vaccine reveals that contrary to recent discussions, the HPV vaccination does not increase sexual activity in adolescent girls.

Health created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Concerns over accuracy of tools to predict risk of repeat offending

Tools designed to predict an individual's risk of repeat offending are not sufficient on their own to inform sentencing and release or discharge decisions, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today. ...

Other created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drugs used to treat HIV also reduce risk of HIV infection

People at high risk of HIV infection can reduce their risk of acquiring the disease by taking antiretroviral drugs, according to Cochrane researchers. In an update of a systematic review first published in 2009, the researchers ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safety fears and agism denying care home residents right to consensual sex

Concerns about safety, and ageism, are needlessly denying elderly care home residents what is often one of their few remaining pleasures - the right to consensual sex - say specialists in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

Health created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Distress of child war and sex abuse victims halved by new trauma intervention

A new psychological intervention has been shown to more than halve the trauma experienced by child victims of war, rape and sexual abuse.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Testosterone-fuelled infantile males might be a product of Mom's behaviour

By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, University of Montreal researchers were able to establish that testosterone levels in infancy are not inherited genetically ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Life expectancy may affect when you get married, divorced, have kids: study

Major life decisions such as marriage, divorce, abortion, having a child and attending university may be subconsciously influenced by how long people believe they will live, according to a Queen's University study.

Health created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-drug treatments help alleviate symptoms of treatment-induced menopause in breast cancer patients

Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioural ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds link between relationship style and sexual dysfunction

(Medical Xpress) -- Deakin University research has shown that being too needy or not needy enough in a relationship can result in sexual issues.

Health created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1