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More at-risk teens and young adults engaging in anal intercourse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults – particularly those who have recently had unprotected ...


Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(AP) -- Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the question.


High HIV infection rate among Soweto Township gays

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research from UCSF examining HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the township of Soweto in South Africa has found that a third of gay-identified men are infected with HIV.


Parents' sexuality influences adoption choices

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Male circumcision reduces HIV risk: No further evidence needed

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Three recent African trials support male circumcision for reducing the risk of contracting HIV in heterosexual men. After including new data from these trials in their review, Cochrane Researchers have changed their previous ...


Scientists determine dynamics of HIV transmission in UK heterosexuals

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among heterosexuals in the United Kingdom (UK), HIV transmission can occur within networks of as many as 30 people, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Medical Research ...


Homosexual men have significantly lower personal incomes than heterosexual individuals

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new study in the Canadian Journal of Economics provides the first evidence on sexual orientation and economic outcomes in Canada. The study found that gay men have 12 percent lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15 per ...


Lesbians like men -- with major difference

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created May 16, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Lesbians react to body odors like heterosexual men but with an important difference -- they are not sexually aroused, Swedish researchers say.


Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women, according to new research

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 16, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...


Discrimination and Abuse Linked to Higher Rates of Pregnancy Among LGB Teens

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 16, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) teens in British Columbia are at a higher risk of pregnancy because of discrimination, sexual abuse and harassment compared to heterosexual teens, according to a University ...


Sexual orientation affects how we navigate and recall lost objects, but age just targets gender

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 23, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that sexual orientation has a real effect on how we perform mental tasks such as navigating with a map in a car but that old age does not discriminate on grounds of sexual ...


Condoms associated with moderate protection against herpes simplex virus 2

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Condom use is associated with a reduced risk of contracting herpes simplex virus 2, according to a report based on pooled analysis of data from previous studies in the July 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.


It's not easy being gay

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Members of 'sexual minorities' are around twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek help for mental health issues or substance abuse treatment. A model of treatment-seeking behavior, described in the open access journal BMC Ps ...


Further evidence that genetics has a role in determining sexual orientation in men

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 07, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (12) | comments 2

Is sexual orientation something people are born with - like the colour of their skin and eyes - or a matter of choice?


Are the effects of pornography negligible?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 5

A Université de Montréal researcher, funded by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women, has launched a new study to examine the effects of pornography on men. "We ...