News tagged with intercourse

Long sexual duration could be period of male choice

(PhysOrg.com) -- The duration of sexual intercourse differs wildly across the animal kingdom. Now researchers seeking to understand the evolutionary significance of lengthy copulation duration have found evidence ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Increased responsibility could lead to decreased sexual activity among women

In Sub-Saharan Africa, women who are empowered to make household decisions tend to have sex less often. This is according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russians 'never, ever had sex in space': official

Russian or Soviet cosmonauts never had sex in space in the 50 years of human exploration of the cosmos. And that's official, according to a Russian expert. As for Americans, well, you'd better ask them.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 21

1 in 3 women suffer post-sex blues

Post-sex blues is not a sexual behaviour commonly discussed, but a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study of more than 200 young women has found one in three (32.9 per cent) had experienced the phenomenon at some ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 6

US teens, young adults 'doing it' less, study says

Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their predecessors, more aware of sexually spread ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 03, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 22

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens

(AP) -- Teens who text 120 times a day or more - and there seems to be a lot of them - are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study reveals risky sex behavior among NYC teens

(AP) -- Nearly one-tenth of sexually active New York City high school students say they have had at least one same-sex partner, and teens who say they've had sexual contact with both sexes report higher-than-average rates ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Dopamine model could play role in treating schizophrenia and drug addiction

In the brain, dopamine is involved in a number of processes that control the way we behave. If an action results in the substance being released, we are more likely to repeat the action. This applies to actions such as eating, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Promising HIV prevention microbicide tenofovir gel being tested for safety of rectal use

Tenofovir gel, a vaginal microbicide that has shown promise for preventing HIV through vaginal sex, is being tested in a new trial looking at its safety and acceptability when used rectally. The results of the study, being ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

School-based program reduces risky sexual behaviors in South African teens

A school-based, six-session program targeting sexual risk behaviors appeared to reduce rates of unprotected sex and sex with multiple partners among South African sixth-graders, according to a report in the October issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Targeting amyloid to stop HIV

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amyloid protein structures are best known for the troubles they pose in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. Now researchers are trying to exploit their presence in a very different place - ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China says HIV among migrant workers a concern

China's health minister said Tuesday he was concerned about the HIV/AIDS situation among migrant workers, but added the Asian nation had managed to contain the "fast spread" of the disease.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Romantic partner may play role in reducing vulvovaginal pain

An investigation published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that male partners who express greater support, attention and sympathy to women's chronic vulvovaginal pain may trigger more pain, but also increase sexual ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Girls' early puberty linked to unstable environment via insecure attachment in infancy

Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. One recent study found that more than 10 percent of American girls have some breast development by age 7. This news has upset many people, but it may make evolutionary sense ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sex between adolescents in romantic relationships is often harmless to their academics

The context in which adolescent sexual activity occurs can substantially moderate the negative relationship between sexual intercourse and education, according to research to be presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 15, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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