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Released: 5-Oct-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Don’t Feel Appreciated by Your Partner? Relationship Interventions Can Help
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

When we’re married or in a long-term romantic relationship, we may eventually come to take each other for granted and forget to show appreciation. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign finds that it doesn’t have to stay this way. The study examined why perceived gratitude from a spouse or romantic partner changes over time, and whether it can be improved through relationship intervention programs.

Newswise: URI Professor Explores Transgender Movements in Research and the Classroom
Released: 5-Oct-2023 11:45 AM EDT
URI Professor Explores Transgender Movements in Research and the Classroom
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 4, 2023 – Growing up in Portland, Oregon, in a Quaker family, Joy Ellison got their first taste of protest rallies when they were 6 years old.Ellison, who joined the University of Rhode Island last fall as an assistant professor of gender and women’s studies, has been involved in social movements ever since.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
A conserved RWP-RK transcription factor VSR1 controls gametic differentiation in volvocine algae
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

This most recent work from the Umen lab gets at the critical control mechanism for sex determination in single-celled and multicellular algae. The capacity to produce distinct mating types (e.g. male and female) is the foundation for reshuffling of genetic material within a species, which maintains genetic diversity and capacity to adapt in different environments.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:50 PM EDT
Stay informed on women's health issues in the Women's Health channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest headlines in the Women's Health channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Psychological Aspects of Erectile Dysfunction Deserve More Attention, Health Scientists Say
Released: 27-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Psychological Aspects of Erectile Dysfunction Deserve More Attention, Health Scientists Say
Association for Psychological Science

Personality traits and mental health problems are among the factors linked to erectile dysfunction, but researchers often overlook these psychological contributors and their treatments in favor of biological causes, according to a new research review.

Newswise: Discovery highlights need for new approach to STI vaccine
Released: 19-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Discovery highlights need for new approach to STI vaccine
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researchers conducted exhaustive studies of human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. They confirmed 25 different types of HPV prevalent in Nigeria, a discovery that underscores the need for more region-specific vaccines.

Newswise: Where do we feel love?
Released: 19-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Where do we feel love?
Aalto University

New research sheds light on where and how we feel different kinds of love

Released: 17-Sep-2023 2:50 PM EDT
When it comes to starting a family, timing is everything
University of Oxford

The review, conducted jointly with researchers from Oxford University, the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, and the Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, included seven randomised controlled trials involving 2,464 women or couples who had been trying to conceive.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Studies on Mobile Health Intervention Suggest Positive Impact for Black Same Gender–Loving Men
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The mobile application, iTHRIVE 365, is the first of its kind to provide psychological health resources, connections to economic support and a safe social space created by and for Black gay, bisexual and other same gender–loving men.

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Released: 29-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
El estudio explora el impacto que tienen los traumas de la infancia en la función sexual de las mujeres de mediana edad
Mayo Clinic

Uno de cada tres niños vivirá, al menos, una situación estresante o traumática en la infancia, como el divorcio de su padre y madre, o que un miembro de la familia tenga problemas con el consumo de drogas o alcohol, de acuerdo con la última Encuesta Nacional de Salud Infantil.

Newswise: WashU Expert: ‘Golden Bachelor’ could normalize quest for romance at any age
Released: 29-Aug-2023 1:35 PM EDT
WashU Expert: ‘Golden Bachelor’ could normalize quest for romance at any age
Washington University in St. Louis

This fall, ABC will premiere the reality show “The Golden Bachelor,” a spinoff of “The Bachelor,” where the star is Gerry Turner, a 71-year-old man looking for a new partner. The show has the potential to help normalize the desire for love at any age, said an expert on productive engagement of older adults.

10-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
Neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms are associated with the ending of marriages
PLOS

A new study analyzes the association between divorce and separation, dementia staging, and neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms in older adult couples.

   
19-Jul-2023 10:00 AM EDT
New Research Shows Promising Possibilities for At-Home Testing to Detect Sexually Transmitted Infections
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

Self-collected tests performed similarly to provider-collected tests for detecting common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to research presented today at the 2023 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo.

Released: 20-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Tell us how you really feel -- keep up with the latest research in Psychology and Psychiatry
Newswise

The latest research in psychology and psychiatry on Newswise.

       
Released: 18-Jul-2023 5:40 PM EDT
Interracial relationships don’t always make people less racist
Rice University

The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships.

Released: 14-Jul-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Link between oropharyngeal cancer and sexual behavior
Universität Leipzig

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a ubiquitous virus, and most people are infected at some point in their lives. HPV can infect epithelial cells of the skin and mucosa at various sites.



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