Detailed new analysis published this week in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Open highlights significant concerns about a growing issue of sex-selective abortion of girls in Nepal.
Mar 18, 2021
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Men and women are impacted differently by brain diseases, like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Researchers are urging their colleagues to remember those differences when researching treatments and cures.
Mar 16, 2021
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A large study of people in 28 countries found men aged 50 and over had a 60% greater risk of death than women, partly explained by heavier rates of smoking and heart disease in men, although the gap varied across countries, ...
Mar 15, 2021
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The initial insights from the study, aptly named DESIRE (Developing and Evaluating Short-acting Innovations for Rectal Use), are being reported on March 6 in a Science Spotlight session at the virtual meeting of the Conference ...
Mar 6, 2021
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The African Population Health Research Centre, based in Kenya, has been mining data across 47 countries in Africa, tracking differences in COVID-19 infection, illness and deaths among men and women. Sylvia Muyingo lays-out ...
Mar 5, 2021
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A series of weekend workshops that integrate strategies for both reducing risky alcohol use and preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) led to an increase in safe sex and decrease in drinking among young Black women, ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Healthcare sex discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community may be expanded under the Biden Administration, including safeguards against verbal abuse, physical abuse and the denial of bedside care, according to West ...
Mar 2, 2021
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A large brain imaging study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet demonstrates that same-sex sexual behavior-related differences in the brain exist. Patterns in the brain that differentiate between men and women ...
Mar 1, 2021
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At the best of times, half of all Canadians report that they have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. The stress of living through a pandemic is only making matters worse. Yet advice on insomnia seldom mentions a potential ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are not only life-threatening at the time of the event, but they can also lead to secondary complications and loss of function in sensory and motor systems. Researchers at the University of Kentucky ...
Feb 26, 2021
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