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Newswise: Over one-third of young adult U.S. men involved in technology-related abuse, study finds
Released: 26-Jan-2022 6:00 AM EST
Over one-third of young adult U.S. men involved in technology-related abuse, study finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study found over one-third of young adult U.S. men are involved in technology-facilitated abuse - with 25% reporting both delivering to and receiving from a partner. Researchers suggest healthcare providers identify technology-related abuse and intimate partner violence among male patients, and develop evidence-based interventions.

Released: 25-Jan-2022 11:05 AM EST
New condom could boost use, study finds
Ohio State University

A condom designed to increase sexual pleasure has the potential to increase protected sex and decrease sexually transmitted infections, a new study suggests. The new condom, called CSD500 and not currently available in the United States, includes a gel designed to enhance erection firmness, size and duration. The randomized, controlled study led by researchers at The Ohio State University compared CSD500 to standard condoms, and both men and women in the test condom group reported greater enjoyment.

Newswise: Young Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women Are at Higher Risk of Transactional Sex
Released: 25-Jan-2022 9:30 AM EST
Young Sexual Minority Men and Transgender Women Are at Higher Risk of Transactional Sex
Johns Hopkins Medicine

About a fifth of young sexual minority males and transgender females are estimated to be engaging in transactional, or survival sex, according to results of a new survey study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers.

Released: 24-Jan-2022 3:40 PM EST
The Latest Research News from the Health Disparities Channel
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The latest research news from the Health Disparities Channel.

Newswise: A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health, IU study finds
Released: 24-Jan-2022 10:10 AM EST
A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health, IU study finds
Indiana University

Spousal education is positively related to people’s overall health, with an effect size that rivals the impact of a person’s own education, Indiana University study finds.

Newswise: Diversity of skin color, skin tone lacking in sex ed textbooks
Released: 13-Jan-2022 3:50 PM EST
Diversity of skin color, skin tone lacking in sex ed textbooks
Indiana University

IU study findings demonstrate a pattern of uneven representation of darker skin tones compared to lighter skin tones in human sexuality textbooks.

Released: 5-Jan-2022 9:40 AM EST
COVID-19 has been an 'amplifier' of intimate partner violence: Study explores pandemic impacts on survivors, providers and services
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Brain injury is very common among survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), and these risks have been further heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a qualitative study in the January/February special issue of the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR). The official journal of the Brain Injury Association of America, JHTR is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
Released: 3-Dec-2021 4:05 PM EST
Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Among HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men, the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence may increase the risk for developing chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and other disorders.

Released: 2-Dec-2021 10:15 AM EST
Are pandemic-related stressors increasing young women’s vulnerability to STIs?
University of Illinois Chicago

Researchers will study how pandemic-related stressors influence sexual behavior and risk of sexually transmitted infections among girls and young women in Kenya, where a dramatic increase in infections has been revealed in preliminary data, compared to 12-18 months prior.

30-Nov-2021 10:05 AM EST
First long-acting option HIV prevention approved for use - Worlds AIDS Day
Queen's University Belfast

The first long-acting option to protect women from HIV, proven to reduce women’s HIV risk, has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Released: 24-Nov-2021 3:20 PM EST
How eating less in early life could help with reproduction later on
University of East Anglia

Switching from a restricted diet to eating as much as you like could be beneficial for reproduction in later life, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

   
Released: 24-Nov-2021 1:15 PM EST
Robots good for gender equity, not so good for stability/fertility of marriage: study
University of Pittsburgh

Robots aren’t a man’s best friend, statistically speaking. They worsen the economic stature of men and, in the process, alter marital status and ultimately marital fertility.

Released: 18-Nov-2021 11:40 AM EST
Left, right agree selling bodies is wrong – but reasons differ
Cornell University

Both liberals and conservatives consider bodily markets morally wrong, but for different reasons, according to new research from Cornell University and Virginia Tech.

Released: 11-Nov-2021 12:25 PM EST
Brain Changes During A Unique Spiritual Practice Called Orgasmic Meditation
Thomas Jefferson University

In a first-ever study, a unique spiritual practice called orgasmic meditation, has been found to produce a distinctive pattern of brain function.

Released: 5-Nov-2021 3:15 PM EDT
Appearance fixation linked to dating anxiety
Anglia Ruskin University

New research has discovered that young adults who are more focused on and concerned about their appearance are more likely to suffer from anxiety when dating.

Released: 4-Nov-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Why is it wrong to sell your body? Understanding liberals’ vs conservatives’ moral objections to bodily markets
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from Virginia Tech and Cornell University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why people object to bodily markets and how those objections differ for liberals and conservatives.

   
Released: 4-Nov-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Why is it wrong to sell your body? Understanding liberals’ vs conservatives’ moral objections to bodily markets
American Marketing Association (AMA)

Researchers from Virginia Tech and Cornell University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines why people object to bodily markets and how those objections differ for liberals and conservatives.



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