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Improving university-community research partnerships

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Researchers from Tufts University and their community-based colleagues have identified several strategies to improve community-based participatory research (CBPR) partnerships. A study published in a supplement to the November ...


Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based ...


Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In ...


Women may not be so picky after all about choosing a mate

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research from Northwestern University.


Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Study fuels debate about why female birds seek extra mates

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Genetic Risk for Anxiety Does Not Have to be Destiny

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic

For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

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 ...


Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 7

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.


Partner behavior better predicts STD risks

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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, ...


Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


Frequent sex and masturbation in 20s and 30s linked to higher prostate cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (17) | comments 18

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 ...


Are men hardwired to overspend?

Are men hardwired to overspend?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bling, foreclosures, rising credit card debt, bank and auto bailouts, upside down mortgages and perhaps a mid-life crisis new Corvette—all symptoms of compulsive overspending.


Old-fashioned friendliness trumps incentives among supply chain partners

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 21, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cordiality and mutually beneficial arrangements can be more important than hard-negotiated deals when it comes to cementing strong working relationships among supply chain partners, according to the Management Insights feature ...


Study examines repeated exposure to HIV in treatment-suppressed HIV patients

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study looking at unprotected intercourse within gay couples when each partner has established HIV-infection found a correlation between anti-HIV immune response and sexual activity.