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Newswise: Keck Medicine of USC launches Gender-Affirming Care Program
Released: 15-Dec-2022 6:05 AM EST
Keck Medicine of USC launches Gender-Affirming Care Program
Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC launches Gender-Affirming Care Program

Released: 12-Dec-2022 1:30 PM EST
Medicaid expansion plus PrEP and antivirals could lower HIV transmission in Houston, model projects
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Enacting Medicaid expansion in Texas and increasing the use of preventive and antiviral medications could result in a decline of new HIV infections among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Houston, reports a study in the January issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Newswise: FAU Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Empower Women in STEM Faculty
Released: 8-Dec-2022 8:30 AM EST
FAU Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Empower Women in STEM Faculty
Florida Atlantic University

The three-year NSF ADVANCE ADAPTATION grant will help transform faculty diversity and ensure appropriate representation of women in STEM. This grant continues the work of the late Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., who served as a research professor in FAU’s Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and a member of the FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute.

   
Released: 5-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
We ain't misbehavin' here. The latest news in Behavioral Science on Newswise
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       

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Newswise: Do women age differently from men?
Released: 1-Dec-2022 7:30 PM EST
Do women age differently from men?
Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

The life expectancy of women is significantly higher than that of men.

Newswise: November Research Highlights
Released: 30-Nov-2022 6:10 PM EST
November Research Highlights
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest research discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

Released: 30-Nov-2022 4:00 PM EST
Study: Managers exhibit bias based on race, gender, disability and sexual orientation
University of Florida

Newly published study shows that managers are likely to express bias, particularly in implicit forms.

Released: 30-Nov-2022 1:50 PM EST
Teenage boys uncertain about navigating consent and sexual culture, finds new study
University of Surrey

The research explores how boys are being taught about consent at school and how they relate to and interpret educational messages about consent.

Newswise: Fear of Professional Backlash May Keep Women from Speaking Up at Academic Conferences 
Released: 30-Nov-2022 12:25 PM EST
Fear of Professional Backlash May Keep Women from Speaking Up at Academic Conferences 
Association for Psychological Science

Women are less likely to ask questions during question-and-answer sessions at academic conferences. Research in Psychological Science suggests that this may be due to anxiety about how colleagues will receive their comments.

28-Nov-2022 3:40 PM EST
Family History, Gene Variants Put Black Men at Risk for Early Prostate Cancer
Duke Health

A family history of cancer and genetic variants that might be inherited appear to be important risk factors for Black men diagnosed with early-onset prostate cancer, a study involving Duke Health researchers has found.

Newswise: Urologists Investigate Climate Change, Health Rights and Gender Equity
Released: 29-Nov-2022 1:10 PM EST
Urologists Investigate Climate Change, Health Rights and Gender Equity
UC San Diego Health

The Urology for Social Responsibility seminar will be offered in the T. Denny Sanford Center Medical Education and Telemedicine on the UC San Diego campus from January 14 to 15, 2023.

     
Released: 29-Nov-2022 12:25 PM EST
Primeras investigaciones sobre una solución acelular para la incontinencia urinaria por esfuerzo
Mayo Clinic

La regeneración del músculo esquelético y los síntomas de la incontinencia urinaria por esfuerzo en una investigación preclínica indican una mejora tras el uso de una sustancia acelular descubierta en Mayo Clinic. Los equipos del Dr. en Ciencias Atta Behfar y del Dr. Emanuel Trabuco encabezaron esta investigación en una colaboración entre los Departamentos de Medicina Cardiovascular y de Obstetricia y Ginecología de Mayo Clinic. El artículo se ha publicado en NPJ Regenerative Medicine.

Released: 29-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
压力性尿失禁无细胞解决方案的早期研究
Mayo Clinic

临床前研究中的再生骨骼肌和压力性尿失禁的症状表明,在使用妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 发现的无细胞物质后,症状有所改善。Atta Behfar医学博士/博士和Emanuel Trabuco医学博士的团队在妙佑医疗国际心血管医学部和妇产科之间开展合作,领导了这项研究。这篇论文发表在NPJ Regenerative Medicine上。

Released: 29-Nov-2022 12:20 PM EST
Pesquisa inicial em uma solução livre de células para incontinência urinária por esforço
Mayo Clinic

Músculo esquelético regenerado e sintomas de incontinência urinária por esforço em pesquisa pré-clínica sugerem melhora após o uso de uma substância livre de células descoberta na Mayo Clinic. As esquipes do Dr. Atta Behfar, Ph.D. e do Dr. Emanuel Trabuco lideram a pesquisa em uma colaboração entre os Departamentos de Medicina Cardiovascular e de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia da Mayo Clinic. O artigo foi publicado na revista NPJ Regenerative Medicine.

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Newswise: Rutgers Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies Premiers Film on LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Released: 28-Nov-2022 4:50 PM EST
Rutgers Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies Premiers Film on LGBTQ+ Health Equity
Rutgers School of Public Health

The Rutgers School of Public Health’s Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) premiered the short film “Queer Health: Advancing LGBTQ+ Health Equity.”

Released: 28-Nov-2022 3:15 PM EST
UCI-led study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 — Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who – or what – is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, divides fault evenly between inequitable within-job salary structures and the decisions that route men and women into differently compensated roles.



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