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Hormonal Therapy for Transsexualism Safe and EffectiveHormonal therapy for transsexual patients is safe and effective, a multicenter European study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Embargo expired: 6/18/2013 12:15 PM EDT
Released: 6/15/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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Medical Intervention in Transgender Adolescents Appears to be Safe and EffectiveHormone treatment to halt puberty in adolescents with gender identity disorder does not cause lasting harm to their bones, a new study finds. The results were presented today at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. |
Embargo expired: 6/15/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Released: 6/15/2013 1:00 PM EDT
Endocrine Society |
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New Research Says Insurance Industry Lacks Gender DiversityAccording to market research from Saint Joseph's University, gender diversity is lacking across all leadership levels within the insurance industry. Primary author Mike Angelina, executive director of Saint Joseph's Academy of Risk Management and Insurance, is hopeful his findings will call on businesses to address gender inequality, saying employing females in leadership roles will lead to a more diverse workforce and potentially better represent the underlying customer demographics. |
Released: 6/13/2013 10:15 AM EDT
Saint Joseph's University |
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Sleep Study Finds Important Gender Differences Among Heart Patients
Many women get too little sleep, despite considerable evidence showing the importance of sleep to overall health. Now a new UC San Francisco study has discovered another reason why inadequate sleep may be harmful, especially to women and their hearts. |
Embargo expired: 6/5/2013 6:00 AM EDT
Released: 6/4/2013 5:00 PM EDT
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) |
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Never Forget a Face? Researchers Find Women Have Better Memory Recall Than Men
New research from McMaster University suggests women can remember faces better than men, in part because they spend more time studying features without even knowing it, and a technique researchers say can help improve anyone’s memories. |
Released: 6/4/2013 8:00 AM EDT
McMaster University |
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Women Donate Less to Charity Than Men in Some ContextsGiven the chance, women are more likely than men to dodge an opportunity to donate to charity, a group of economists have found. |
Released: 5/28/2013 2:00 PM EDT
University of Chicago |
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Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender ExpectationsPeople will lie about their sexual behavior to match cultural expectations about how men or women should act – even though they wouldn’t distort other gender-related behaviors, new research suggests. |
Released: 5/28/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Ohio State University |
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OSA is Associated with Less Visceral Fat Accumulation in Women than MenA new study from researchers in Japan indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with visceral (abdominal) fat accumulation only in men, perhaps explaining gender differences in the impact of OSA on cardiovascular disease and mortality. |
Embargo expired: 5/22/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/13/2013 1:00 PM EDT
American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
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Race and Gender Influence Diagnosis of COPDAfrican-Americans are less likely than whites and women are more likely than men to have had a prior diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) regardless of their current disease severity, according to a new study. |
Embargo expired: 5/21/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/13/2013 1:00 PM EDT
American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
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Dad's Genome More Ready than Mom's At Fertilization--But Hers Catches UpWhile the genes provided by the father arrive at fertilization pre-programmed to the state needed by the embryo, the genes provided by the mother are in a different state and must be reprogrammed to match. |
Embargo expired: 5/9/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/7/2013 6:00 PM EDT
University of Utah Health Sciences |