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Both Democrat and Republican likely voters strongly support sex education in schools

Democrats and Republicans disagree on many policies but not on sex education for teenagers, a Rutgers-led national survey finds.

Oct 15, 2019

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Sex education: Why school and parents should work together

There is an ongoing debate in society about sex education. Now a study funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation suggests that the best approach is a combination of parents and school. And that using friends and the ...

Aug 27, 2019

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Robot babies tackling teenage pregnancies in Colombia

"Anthony" cried so hard at night that Susana Ortegon couldn't sleep. The weekend felt like an eternity for the 13-year-old.

Jun 29, 2019

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why it's hard to stop Ebola spreading—between people and across borders

Ebola has claimed around 1400 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while there are reports that two people have lost their lives in western Uganda. The Conversation Africa's Ozayr Patel asked Janusz Paweska about how ...

Jun 17, 2019

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Around half of 17-year-olds have had sex and they're more responsible than you think

Just under half of year 10 to 12 students have had sex, according to research released today.

Jun 11, 2019

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Pediatrics

High rate of sex before age 13 among boys from metropolitan areas

Using information from two national surveys, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Guttmacher Institute have found that in some metropolitan areas, more than a quarter of young, African American men reported having ...

Apr 08, 2019

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Pediatrics

First-born children more likely to learn about sex from parents

Birth order may play a significant role in how children learn about sex, especially for boys, according to a new study published in the journal Sex Education.

Sep 27, 2018

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Picking up where the sexual revolution left off: The orgasm gap

At the core of the 1960s sexual revolution was "female sexual empowerment." It fell short of this goal. Specifically, while the revolution made women having intercourse before marriage acceptable, it didn't lead women to ...

May 16, 2018

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