News tagged with sexual development


Predicting risky sexual behavior

A recent study by a team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas found that risky sexual behavior can be predicted by cultural, socioeconomic and individual mores in conjunction with how one views themselves.

Health created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better estrogen-testing methods needed to improve patient care

In a Position Statement unveiled today, The Endocrine Society advocates that all methods for measuring estrogens, which play a crucial role in human biology, be made traceable to a common standard.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical trial evaluates intervention to reduce pregnancy risk among adolescent girls

More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth development intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy risk in high-risk adolescents, according to ...

Pediatrics created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—Clerical training fostered a predisposition to perpetrate child sexual abuse, study shows

Pediatrics created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health priorities identified

Quality sexual and reproductive health care is an essential component of public health. However, there are insufficient evidence-based policies related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amniotic sac membrane could be source for human eggs

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology say cells from the amniotic membrane part of the placenta normally discarded after a woman gives birth could one day be a source for human eggs. The first-of-its-kind ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An embryo that is neither male nor female

So, is it a girl or a boy? This is the first question parents ask at the birth of an infant. Though the answer is obvious, the mechanism of sex determination is much less so. Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) ...

Genetics created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds epigenetics, not genetics, underlies homosexuality

Epigenetics – how gene expression is regulated by temporary switches, called epi-marks – appears to be a critical and overlooked factor contributing to the long-standing puzzle of why homosexuality occurs.

Genetics created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Does true love wait? Age of first sexual experience predicts romantic outcomes in adulthood

It's a common lament among parents: Kids are growing up too fast these days. Parents worry about their kids getting involved in all kinds of risky behavior, but they worry especially about their kids' forays into sexual relationships. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Piglets in mazes provide insights into human cognitive development

Events that take place early in life almost certainly have consequences for later cognitive development. Establishing the connections is difficult, however, because human infants cannot be used as laboratory subjects.

Neuroscience created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'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

Estrogen and cardiovascular risk in menopausal women

Women are less prone to cardiovascular disease then men; but this difference between the sexes becomes less marked after the menopause. This observation is behind a great deal of received wisdom, where oestrogen is assumed ...

Cardiology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Faster progress through puberty linked to behavior problems

(Medical Xpress) -- Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to a study by researchers at Penn State, Duke University and the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why HIV infection rates are on the rise

Since HIV infection rates began to rise again around 2000, researchers have been grasping for answers on what could be causing this change, especially in the homosexual community. The rising numbers are a stark contrast to ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1