http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Scientists in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting men harder than women. Their study has been published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. http://www.physorg.com/news177772349.html Chemistry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:01 EST news177772349 The gender difference between men and women is a lot smaller than we've been led to believe when it comes to heart attack symptoms, according to a new study presented to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. http://www.physorg.com/news175695474.html Medicine & Health Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:30:04 EST news175695474 Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center shows that women are more likely than men to experience symptomatic attacks, a higher frequency of recurrences, and significantly higher heart rates during atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of stroke. http://www.physorg.com/news172842438.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:10:11 EST news172842438 Since most parents in the US are employed, there are competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for themselves and their children. How parents cope with these demands and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategies are the subjects of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Findings suggest that better work conditions may be associated with more positive strategies such as more home-prepared meals, eating with the family, keeping healthful food at work, and less meal skipping. http://www.physorg.com/news171694679.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:10:01 EST news171694679 The battle of the sexes rages on, this time from the trading floor. While there has long been debate about the social and biological differences between men and women, new research by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the University of Chicago's Department of Comparative Human Development explores how the hormone testosterone plays an important role in gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choice. http://www.physorg.com/news170347388.html Other Sciences Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:30:01 EST news170347388 A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that children have an increased risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) if they have at least one sibling who has been diagnosed with the sleep disorder. http://www.physorg.com/news168326976.html Medicine & Health Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:50:01 EST news168326976 A soon to be released exhaustive study entitled "Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering and Mathematics Faculty (2009)" published by The National Academies Press finds improvements in the representation of women in Science and Engineering at the PhD level. However, there remains significant gaps in the representation of women in certain disciplines at the Associate and Full Professor level in R1 and R2 institutions. Interestingly, women candidates applying to the very top level R1 institutions fare better than R2 institutions.* http://www.physorg.com/news164035411.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:23:59 EST news164035411 For more than a century, the notion that females are innately less capable than males at doing mathematics, especially at the highest levels, has persisted in even the loftiest circles. http://www.physorg.com/news163096153.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:29:40 EST news163096153 When male police officers need to de-stress, they might trade war stories -- but likely not with their female colleagues. http://www.physorg.com/news154869522.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:19:04 EST news154869522 30 days after a transient ischemic attack, women are 30 percent less likely to have a stroke than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Yale University. The analysis, including hospitalization records for more than 122,000 patients aged 65 and older, could help improve prevention and heart-related care for both men and women. http://www.physorg.com/news154631472.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:11:44 EST news154631472 Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to a Michigan State University study. http://www.physorg.com/news154275294.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:15:15 EST news154275294 "Are online games just for male teenagers?" About 80 percent of "Ever Quest II" players are male, but the hardcore players are women. And, almost all players are adults. http://www.physorg.com/news153832130.html Medicine & Health Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:09:40 EST news153832130