The amygdala and the hippocampus—structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory—have been found to play a role in a diverse range of disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...
Oct 2, 2019
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The age-old concept that brains, like bodies, are either female or male is inaccurate and misleading Professor Gina Rippon argues in her book, The Gendered Brain, published by Bodley Head. She points out that we live in a ...
Mar 4, 2019
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Brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls' brains. This is according to a study published in the Springer Nature-branded journal Pediatric Research. Lead authors ...
Sep 19, 2018
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Diagnosing, advising on and treating disorders of early sex development represent a huge medical challenge, both for those affected and for treating physicians. In contrast to the earlier view, DSD (Difference of Sex Development) ...
Jun 19, 2018
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Mike and Julie were eagerly counting down the days until they'd get to meet their baby girl, Emma. But hours after her birth, their joy turned to worry. Doctors had made a discovery that shocked them: Their newborn daughter ...
Oct 23, 2017
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Parents may be uncomfortable initiating "the sex talk," but whether they want to or not, parents teach their kids about sex and sexuality. Kids learn early what a sexual relationship looks like.
Oct 10, 2017
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While abstaining from sex is the only foolproof way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence-only education programs often fail to prevent young people from engaging in sexual activity, according to ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Disorders and differences of sex development, or DSD, has replaced "intersex" to describe a spectrum of conditions related to defects of human sex development. The new terminology follows an explosion of research investigating ...
Feb 2, 2017
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Few conditions underscore the importance of bedside manner quite like differences and disorders of sex development (DSD). Doctors faced with DSD patients must collaborate to recommend tailored and timely management plans ...
Feb 1, 2017
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A Parliamentary Group focusing on family and child protection is to hear how changes are needed to sex education in the classroom to protect young people from the damaging effects of pornography.
Oct 18, 2016
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