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South African epidemic of schoolboy sexual abuse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

By the age of 18 years, two in every five South African schoolboys report being forced to have sex, mostly by female perpetrators. A new study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal International Journal for Eq ...





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Family type has less-than-expected impact on parental involvement

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children in step-families and in other non-traditional families get just as much quality time with their parents as those in traditional families, with only a few exceptions, according to research to be presented at the annual ...


Newborn weights affected by environmental contaminants

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility.


Study finds association between male birth defect and certain genetic mutations

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A small percentage of males born with cryptorchidism (failure of one or both testicles to descend into the scrotum), the most frequent congenital birth defect in male children, are more likely to have genetic mutations, including ...


Men told to listen to ticking clock

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 28, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Some fertility experts say men have their own biological clock and shouldn't be too cavalier about postponing children.


Circumcision rates lower in states where Medicaid does not cover procedure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Hospitals in states where Medicaid does not pay for routine male circumcision are only about half as likely to perform the procedure, and this disparity could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection among lower-income ...


Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Women exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls – a group of banned environmental pollutants) are less likely to give birth to male children. A study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ...


Doctors issue warning about the danger of heavy toilet seats to male toddlers

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Doctors have expressed considerable concerns about the growing trend for heavy wooden and ornamental toilet seats after a number of male toddlers were admitted with crush injuries to their penises.


Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ...


Researchers estimate risk of transmission of Huntington's disease to offspring among male carriers

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have quantified the probability of a male who carries a "high normal" variant of the Huntington's Disease (HD) gene having a child who develops the disease. Although ...


Biologists find birdsong of isolates reverts to norm over several generations (w/Audio)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 03, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

In an experiment that points to a role for genetics in the development of culture, biologists at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered that zebra finches raised in isolation ...



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