News tagged with partners
Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 08, 2009 |
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Study fuels debate about why female birds seek extra mates
When female birds mate with males other than their social partners and have broods of mixed paternity, the offspring sired by these "extra-pair" fathers may often get a head start in life, according to a new report published ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Genetic Risk for Anxiety Does Not Have to be Destiny
A growing body of basic animal research and studies of abused and neglected children provide a strong basis of support for the hypothesis that individuals with particular genotypes are at greater risk for depression, anxiety ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Parents: Slow Down and Get Off the Marriage-Go-Round
After a divorce or break-up, parents need to be very cautious about bringing new love interests into their homes, according to Andrew Cherlin, a professor in the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic
Conscientiousness is a good thing in a mate, researchers report, not just because it's easier to live with someone who washes the dishes without being asked, but also because having a conscientious partner ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot
Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Family ties provide protection against young adult sucidal behavior
Adolescents and young adults typically consider peer relationships to be all important. However, it appears that strong family support, not peer support, is protective in reducing future suicidal behavior among young adults ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Partner behavior better predicts STD risks
Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the characteristics of their sexual partners, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 04, 2009 |
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Study: When a violent marriage ends, is co-parenting possible?
When a marriage that has included violence ends, is co-parenting possible? It depends on whether intimate terrorism or situational violence was involved, says a new University of Illinois study published in Family Relations.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs
When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems
Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Frequent sex and masturbation in 20s and 30s linked to higher prostate cancer risk
Men who are very sexually active in their twenties and thirties are more likely to develop prostate cancer, especially if they masturbate frequently, according to a study of more than 800 men published in the January issue ...
Jan 26, 2009 |
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