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Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study. http://www.physorg.com/news177335341.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news177335341 A study of how HIV mutates in response to immune system pressure by Emory Vaccine Center researchers shows that the virus can take several escape routes, not one preferred route. http://www.physorg.com/news172561791.html Medicine & Health Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:51:22 EST news172561791 (AP) -- Lance Maggiacomo was out of work, bored and lonely when he started hiding his online relationships from his wife.There was no affair, only chatting through e-mail, yet it felt like cheating just the same. http://www.physorg.com/news171429045.html Technology Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:20:02 EST news171429045 Canada should extend universal health coverage to fund in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, writes Dr. Renda Bouzayen, Division Head, Reproductive Endocrine and Infertility, Dalhousie University in an editorial with the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) editorial writing team. http://www.physorg.com/news170941529.html Medicine & Health Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:50:01 EST news170941529 University of Denver (DU) researchers find that couples who live together before they are engaged have a higher chance of getting divorced than those who wait until they are married to live together, or at least wait until they are engaged. In addition, couples who lived together before engagement and then married, reported a lower satisfaction in their marriages. http://www.physorg.com/news166714990.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:43:37 EST news166714990 New research from North Carolina State University shows that gay and lesbian couples are forming long-term, committed relationships, even in the absence of the right to marry. However, couples surveyed for the study overwhelmingly said they would get married if they could in order to secure legal rights - such as retirement and healthcare benefits. http://www.physorg.com/news163071668.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:41:41 EST news163071668 New light has been thrown on how humans choose their partners, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today. Professor Maria da Graça Bicalho, head of the Immunogenetics and Histocompatibility Laboratory at the University of Parana, Brazil, says that her research had shown that people with diverse major histocompatibility complexes (MHCs) were more likely to choose each other as mates than those whose MHCs were similar, and that this was likely to be an evolutionary strategy to ensure healthy reproduction. http://www.physorg.com/news162451924.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 May 2009 06:32:51 EST news162451924 In recent years a slew of books and TV programs have been produced on the theme of couples. Popular therapists give advice about the art of succeeding as a couple. The sociologist Sara Eldén at Lund University in Sweden has found that the advice these therapists offer often leads to a reinforcement of traditional gender roles. http://www.physorg.com/news160726009.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 May 2009 07:07:10 EST news160726009 (PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate. http://www.physorg.com/news159720704.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:53:27 EST news159720704 The increase in single-parent families was a dramatic social change of the 20th century. However, relatively little is known about the evolution of attitudes toward single-parent families. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family shows ambivalent acceptance of divorce rather than a full embrace of it. http://www.physorg.com/news159623380.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:50:15 EST news159623380 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. http://www.physorg.com/news159610115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:09:01 EST news159610115 What married couples have suspected for years is now proven by researchers at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A&M - children can add problems and stress to a marriage. According to an eight-year study of 218 couples, ninety percent of the couples experienced a decrease in marital satisfaction once the first child was born. http://www.physorg.com/news158415117.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:13:14 EST news158415117 A couple's sexual orientation determines whether or not they prefer to adopt a boy or a girl. Gay men are more likely to have a gender preference for their adopted child whereas heterosexual men are the least likely. What's more, couples in heterosexual relationships are more likely to prefer girls than people in same-gender relationships, according to Dr. Abbie Goldberg from Clark University in the US. These couples also have very different reasons for their preferences, depending on their sexuality. These findings1, from the first study to compare the child gender preferences of prospective adoptive parents according to their sexuality, are published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles. http://www.physorg.com/news157965165.html Other Sciences Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:13:20 EST news157965165 Legal recognition of same-sex relationships, including marriage, influences how gay and lesbian baby boomers prepare for late life and end of life issues. Unmarried same-sex couples may suffer greater fear and anxiety around end of life issues than those in state-sanctioned unions, according to a new study published today by the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy. http://www.physorg.com/news156531361.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:56:17 EST news156531361 There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University's College of Business, is revealing just how deeply the crunch is being felt. http://www.physorg.com/news156075470.html Other Sciences Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:18:16 EST news156075470 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 Family Process reveals that smoking can promote emotional connection for couples when both partners smoke. Health-compromising behaviors, such as smoking or weight gain, may sometimes persist because they preserve stability in a vital close relationship. http://www.physorg.com/news156007421.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:24:50 EST news156007421 You`ve planned the perfect Valentine`s Day, booked the candlelit restaurant, bought chocolate and flowers. (Or, depending on your darling's taste, bought tickets to a monster truck rally.) The night couldn`t have gone better… and you might even be hearing wedding bells. But how can you tell whether your relationship - as exceptional and unique as it is - will translate into a happy marriage? http://www.physorg.com/news154287311.html Other Sciences Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:36:15 EST news154287311 (PhysOrg.com) -- Antiretroviral drug therapy in an HIV-positive man or women can alone help prevent the transmission of HIV to an uninfected partner, regardless of counseling, the patient`s use of condoms or other safe-sex practices, AIDS experts at Johns Hopkins report. http://www.physorg.com/news153596170.html Medicine & Health Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:37:49 EST news153596170 When retiring, men are more likely than women to move directly from work to retirement, but overall the retirement patterns for dual-income married couples are complex and call for additional considerations in planning for the future, according to a new study from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. http://www.physorg.com/news146233022.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:17:02 EST news146233022 (PhysOrg.com) -- Families who eat together are more likely to stay together, as the saying goes. One University of Missouri researcher has discovered that the importance of mealtime also applies to newlywed couples, not just families with children. http://www.physorg.com/news140876625.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:23:45 EST news140876625 Some human populations may rely on biological factors in addition to social factors when selecting a mate. In a recent study, published September 12 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, scientists in China, France, and the United Kingdom report genomic data showing that immunity traits may be involved in mate choice in some human populations. http://www.physorg.com/news140411118.html Biology Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:05:18 EST news140411118 Which gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalize their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony? Those with children and strong religious beliefs, says a new University of Illinois study. http://www.physorg.com/news136645083.html Other Sciences Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:58:03 EST news136645083 Pregnancy rates decrease and miscarriages increase when a father is over 35 years of age, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology tomorrow(Monday 7 July). Dr. Stéphanie Belloc, of the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction, Paris, France, will say that this is the first time that such a strong paternal effect on reproductive outcomes has been shown. http://www.physorg.com/news134617824.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:50:24 EST news134617824