Health
Young women and girls are taking sex-ed into their own hands on YouTube
Sex education in Canadian schools continues to be highly politicized and young people are paying the price.
Mar 3, 2020
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News tagged with violence
Health
Scientists investigate for the first time the long-term damage to women's brains caused by gender violence
The research team of the BELIEVE project at the University of Granada (UGR) has identified the numerous changes in the brain caused by gender violence among female victims. This is the first study of its kind to be carried ...
Jan 20, 2021
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Other
Study finds consistent link between violent crime and concealed-carry gun permits
The first study to find a significant relationship between firearm crime and subsequent applications for, and issuance of, concealed-carry gun permits has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Feb 29, 2016
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Health
During pandemic, Black children were 100 times more likely than white children to experience gun injuries
Gun violence—and racial disparities in gun violence—have increased substantially during the pandemic, particularly among children. Now a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Health
Fewer American teens having sex, most using birth control
(HealthDay)—In a finding that should ease parents' minds, new research shows that fewer American teens are having sex and most of those who do are using some form of birth control.
Sep 21, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Binge drinking may cause Alzheimer's disease—and it might strike younger and in a severe form
Binge drinking may be linked to both the onset and severity of Alzheimer's disease, but scientists have only now embarked on a path to decipher each molecular step involved in how excessive alcohol consumption leads to the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens who 'sext' experience more violence: study
Teenagers who exchange digital messages with sexual content, a practice known as sexting, are more likely to experience violence in love relationships, a study has found.
Aug 5, 2016
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Health
Approximately 30% of Australian children who experience domestic and family violence are children with disability
Children with disability require urgent policy attention and trauma-informed responses to their experiences of domestic and family violence (DFV).
Sep 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Perinatal psychiatry, birth trauma and perinatal PTSD
It is now blatantly clear that a woman's increased vulnerability to developing PTSD is closely linked to that fact that, when compared to a man, she is much more likely to be the victim of the toxic traumas of childhood sexual ...
Aug 25, 2016
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Neuroscience
Resilience may be neurobiological
Neighborhood violence has been associated with adverse health effects on youth, including sleep loss, asthma and metabolic syndrome. Yet some youth living in high-crime neighborhoods manage to avoid these effects.
Nov 28, 2018
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Violence
Violence is the expression of physical force against self or other, compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt. Variant uses of the term refer to the destruction of non-living objects (see property damage). Worldwide, violence is used as a tool of manipulation and also is an area of concern for law and culture which take attempts to suppress and stop it. The word violence covers a broad spectrum. It can vary from between a physical altercation between two beings where a slight injury may be the outcome to war and genocide where millions may die as a result.
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