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Released: 31-May-2018 8:05 AM EDT
How Was Your Day? Honesty, Both Positive and Negative, Creates Intimacy
Family Institute at Northwestern University

A study of couples conducted at the University of Utah found that both partners enjoyed emotional benefits when they asked and answered the question, How was your day?

Released: 29-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Sex Hormone Levels Alter Heart Disease Risk in Older Women
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In an analysis of data collected from more than 2,800 women after menopause, Johns Hopkins researchers report new evidence that a higher proportion of male to female sex hormones was associated with a significant increased relative cardiovascular disease risk.

21-May-2018 9:00 AM EDT
Seafood-Rich Diet May Help Couples Get Pregnant Faster
Endocrine Society

Couples who eat more seafood tend to have sexual intercourse more often and get pregnant faster than other couples trying to conceive, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Released: 21-May-2018 8:00 AM EDT
Gay Male Teens Use Adult Hookup Apps to Find Friends, Partners
Northwestern University

CHICAGO - Although hookup apps require users to be 18 or older, a new Northwestern Medicine study found that more than 50 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual boys ages 14 to 17 met male sexual partners on apps such as Grindr and Scruff. It also was common for these teens to use the apps to connect with friends and find new gay, bisexual and queer friends and boyfriends, which sheds new light on who uses adult male hookup apps and why.

27-Apr-2018 10:00 AM EDT
Sex After 65: Poll of Older Adults Finds Links to Health, Gender Differences, Lack of Communication with Doctors
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new poll busts stereotypes about the sex lives of older Americans – and reveals gender and health-related divides on key aspects of sexual health, while highlighting the need for more people to talk with their health providers about sexual issues.

16-Apr-2018 1:00 PM EDT
Scientists Identify Connection Between Dopamine And Behavior Related To Pain And Fear
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Scientists have for the first time found direct causal links between the neurotransmitter dopamine and avoidance – behavior related to pain and fear. Researchers have long known that dopamine plays a key role in driving behavior related to pleasurable goals, such as food, sex and social interaction. In general, increasing dopamine boosts the drive toward these stimuli. But dopamine’s role in allowing organisms to avoid negative events has remained mysterious.

Released: 18-Apr-2018 3:40 PM EDT
Promiscuous America: Smart, Secular and Somewhat Less Happy
University of Utah

Sexual promiscuity is uncommon in America, but a subtle shift has occurred over the past three decades: Men are engaging in such behavior less frequently while more women are sexually adventurous.

16-Apr-2018 11:00 AM EDT
Child Marriage Occurs in the US and Threatens the Wellbeing of Girls and Boys Nationwide, UCLA Researchers Report
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

According to a new report by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, approximately 78,400 children in the U.S. are or have been married.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Equal Earnings Help Couples Say ‘I Do’ and Stay Together
Cornell University

Recent work by Patrick Ishizuka, a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University’s Cornell Population Center, is the first to offer empirical evidence that cohabitating couples are likely to get married only when they earn as much as their married peers.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 5:05 AM EDT
Sexual Objectification Influences Visual Perception
University of Vienna

It has been suggested that sexually objectified women or men are visually processed in the same fashion of an object. Far from being unanimously accepted, this claim has been criticized by a lack of scientific rigor. A team led by Giorgia Silani, in collaboration with Helmut Leder, of the University of Vienna, and scientists of the University of Trieste and SISSA have explored the conditions under which this phenomenon persists. The results of the study were recently published in the renowned scientific journal "PlosOne".

Released: 6-Apr-2018 4:00 PM EDT
Sexting: A Q&A on How to Talk to Your Children About Sharing Digital Content with Others
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A UAB pediatrician offers her advice for handling tricky conversations with your children about appropriate digital device use and sexting.

Released: 5-Apr-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Parents Struggle to Discuss Sex with LGBTQ Teens
Northwestern University

It’s hard enough for parents to have “the talk” about sexual health with their kids, but parents of LGBTQ children feel especially uncomfortable and unequipped when they try to educate them about sex and dating, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.The study examined parents’ attitudes toward talking about sexual health with their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer teens (LGBTQ).

Released: 28-Mar-2018 4:55 PM EDT
'Marriage Diversity' a Must-Have for Rock Bands to Businesses
Michigan State University

Michigan State University research says that a blended mix of married and unmarried group members improves creativity, innovation and collaborative thinking.

   
Released: 28-Mar-2018 8:05 AM EDT
Better Communication Between Spouses May Equal Better Health Outcomes, New Research Suggests
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Couples in Mali who spoke to one another about family planning were significantly more likely not only to use modern contraception, but to adopt a series of healthy behaviors ranging from being tested for HIV during pre-natal care visits to seeking treatment for a child’s cough, new research suggests.

   
Released: 27-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Narcissists Don’t Hunt for Partners Who Are Already Taken – but It Doesn’t Stop Them
Ohio State University

Narcissists aren’t necessarily on the hunt for partners who are already in a relationship – but that doesn’t appear to stand in their way, either, new research suggests.

Released: 13-Mar-2018 4:00 AM EDT
Why More Men Get Vasectomies During March Madness
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Requests for the procedure rise in March — when many men schedule downtime to watch basketball. A Michigan Medicine expert explains key facts.



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