http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. College athletes are not the only ones who sometimes suffer at the hands of higher ups. A new report brings to light a more hidden and pernicious problem – the psychological, physical and sexual abuse of students in the field of biological anthropology working in field studies far from home. http://phys.org/news284992158.html Other Sciences Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:00:01 EST news284992158 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Latin American media that his organization was far from financially endangered despite sanctions slapped on it by the United States. http://phys.org/news238124180.html Technology Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:36:30 EST news238124180 The "negligence" of British daily The Guardian led to WikiLeaks releasing its full archive of 250,000 US diplomatic cables, the whistleblowing website's founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news234524302.html Technology Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:38:59 EST news234524302 The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks denied Tuesday that it has revealed the names of some of the sources in a new batch of US diplomatic cables it has released. http://phys.org/news233927254.html Technology Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:48:11 EST news233927254 A new University of Texas at Austin statewide study reveals significant gaps in services for sexual assault victims and calls for improvements, including additional funding. http://phys.org/news233831069.html Other Sciences Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:04:46 EST news233831069 Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned last week as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amid allegations of sexual assault in New York City — leading to larger questions of how this will affect French politics and financial matters across Europe. Natalie Bormann, a visiting assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University, assesses the implications of this situation and the media coverage that followed. http://phys.org/news225552101.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 May 2011 14:21:54 EST news225552101 While statutory rape laws have been enacted to protect minors from sexual abuse by adults or peers, more teenagers are engaging in sexual activity before the legal age of consent and are facing sexual assault charges. http://phys.org/news225456121.html Other Sciences Tue, 24 May 2011 11:42:40 EST news225456121 Researchers at Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at Austin will team up with representatives from the criminal justice system in Houston to establish protocols to determine when sexual assault kits need to be tested by crime labs. http://phys.org/news223808454.html Other Sciences Thu, 05 May 2011 10:01:16 EST news223808454 (AP) -- Something just didn't seem right when Ilana Angel met her Internet date at a bar. He furtively looked around the room and immediately suggested they go someplace else in his car, leaving hers behind at the bar. http://phys.org/news222609799.html Technology Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:03:43 EST news222609799 It's a vicious cycle. Child and adolescent victims of sexual assault are anywhere from two to 11 times more likely to be raped or otherwise sexually assaulted as an adult. http://phys.org/news209812369.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Nov 2010 09:12:59 EST news209812369 (PhysOrg.com) -- It’s a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB). Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug. http://phys.org/news177862223.html Chemistry Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:12 EST news177862223 After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, suggests that it has something to do with the way that we control the activity of the prefrontal cortex, a brain region thought to orchestrate our thoughts and actions. http://phys.org/news175425974.html Medicine & Health Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:01 EST news175425974 Being a victim of sexual assault and seeking help is difficult for anyone, but when the victim is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (LGBTQ) the thought of reporting a crime may well be laced with added layers of uncertainty and mistrust, according to a study in Oregon. http://phys.org/news169391411.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:12:02 EST news169391411 More than 20% of sexual assaults in a sample of 882 victims were drug-facilitated sexual assaults, found a new study published in CMAJ. Victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault were more likely than others to present to a large urban centre and to be employed, and to have consumed over-the-counter medications, street drugs, and alcohol before the assault. http://phys.org/news155204510.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:22:47 EST news155204510 The use of telemedicine can dramatically improve the quality of child sexual assault examinations in rural communities where rates of abuse and neglect are highest — sometimes more than double the statewide rate — a study published in the January issue of the medical journal Pediatrics has found. http://phys.org/news152194502.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:15:33 EST news152194502