Fruit Crop Fungicide Induces Permanent Changes in Mating Behavior
... The females strongly preferred to associate with males descended from unexposed rats. Their research wi...ution, because it shows that females are selecting males on the basis of an epigenetic imprint as opposed to genetic changes,” said Crews. Male rats genera...Girls With Early Puberty at Greater Risk for Drugs, Sex, Alcohol
... partner who was older, compared to only one in 25 males who matured. There were not enough boys with older girlfriends in the study to allow researchers to draw any conclusions about whether older partners increased the boys’ danger for engaging in risky behaviors. However, having a romantic partner of an...Genetics may Play Role in Heart Health
... coronary-artery disease, which means before 55 in males and 65 in women. For conditions like aortic valve disease or mitral valve disease, onset before age 50 is considered early. They're building on studies that have identified a few genetic variations related to early-onset disease. "There is quite a ...Working Conditions of Teenage Workers Cause Anxiety
...rs, 14 to 18 years old, reports that 52 percent of males and 43 percent of females use dangerous equipment ...itionally, 84 percent of females and 61 percent of males handle cash in their jobs, exposing them to risks associated with robberies. Homicides during robber...Not Having a Good Night’s Sleep? -You Might Need a Check U
...congestion or are overweight. It is more common in males over age 40. Women who have a neck circumference larger than 16 inches are at an increased risk for OSA. Says Dr. Nidhi Undevia of Loyola University ‘s Center for Sleep Disorders, “Sleep apnea temporarily stops a person from breathing, possibly hun...Outpatient Treatment Kills Benign Bone Tumors Nonsurgically With Heat
...rwise healthy. They are three times more common in males than females. These bone lesions primarily occur in the long bones of the leg; but, they can also occur in the bones of the arms and spine. The lesions can result in growth deformities if located in long bones, or scoliosis if in the spine. If left u...Sleep Apnea: Take It to Heart, Loyola Advises
...congestion or are overweight. It is more common in males over age 40. Women who have a neck circumference larger than 16 inches are at increased risk for OSA. In men, a neck circumference greater than 17 inches puts them at risk. Soure-Newswise SRM...Circumcision Does Not Prevent Spread of HIV, Experts Warn
...he study findings have proved that circumcision of males and female genital mutilation of virgins can in no way stem the spread of HIV. On the contrary they only serve to spread HIV. The research, published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology, found that circumcised virgins and adolescents in Kenya, Le...Access to Pornography Among Teenagers on the Rise
...video and DVD and the Internet. Ninety per cent of males and 70 per cent of females reported accessing sexu...dy also revealed different patterns of use between males and females, with boys doing the majority of deliberate viewing, and a significant minority planning...Newborns With Respiratory Distress Potentially Have Rare Genetic Disease
...versed internal organs, called situs inversus, and males are usually infertile. In PCD patients, the cilia, tiny hairs that move mucus, bacteria and particulates out of the respiratory tract, including the lungs, middle ear and paranasal sinuses, have abnormal or no motion. As a result, the airways becom...New Hope for Regenerative Medicine
...m sperm of one male (androgenetic), adding fertile males to the potential patient pool. Since uniparental ES cells are not derived from viable embryos, their harvesting and use sidesteps many of the ethical concerns that plague traditional ES cell therapies. However, uniparental ES cell research faces th...Never-Betrayed Men Less Likely to Indulge in Child Sex Abuse
...al Psychology of Women Quarterly – also finds that males with high sexism beliefs also tend to believe that...red from some kind of betrayal of adult trust, and males who had experienced such betrayal all were willing to believe such an allegation, even more so in th...Attractive Male Not Only Attracts but Stimulates
...recent study finds that the presence of attractive males stimulates the females to mature// early. Scient... named after the striking sword-like growth, which males develop on their tail-fin, so they appear larger and more attractive to females. The females in th...Males Adapt To Battle With Competing Sperm
...perm competition as "the inevitable consequence of males competing for fertilizations." For a monogamous...to explain the increasingly lustful feelings human males develop after long periods of time apart from their mate. That is, the human male may want to copula...Researchers Analyzes Risk Between Hodgkin Disease and Heart Attack Mortality
... attributed to treatment was three times higher in males than in females. When they looked at heart attack mortality risk according to treatment, they found that the risk was high among patients who received radiation treatment above the diaphragm, which can include parts of the heart. Among chemotherapy d...Male Drivers at Higher Risk of Asymmetrical Skin Cancers
...h the scientists put down to gender differences as males spent more time behind the wheel than women. Scientists say the results derived by questioning skin cancer patients about their driving habits confirmed the cause of skin cancers as exposure to U.V rays. According to the AAD, most front windshi...Latest Research on Insomnia/Narcolepsy
...d by a team of Switzerland scientists, studying 70 males for about 12 hours, who were healthy and do not have any pre-historical disease or any related problems. They found that when orexin, a neuropeptide that is produced in the brain is blocked in the persons; they are able to stay awake during the day...Workplace Pressures, Hazards Raise Risk of Job Injuries in Youths
...uries between the sexes, only one found that young males had a higher risk for injury, after taking into ac...-job hazards and work hours. “We found that when males and females are working similar jobs, they have a similar risk for work injury,” Breslin said. “Even...Stem Cells Passed From Mother to Child Live On and Make Insulin
...of 172 individuals and pancreatic tissue from four males was designed to ask the question whether small numbers of maternal cells might be involved in any way in Type 1 diabetes. "Our initial theory was that perhaps, in some situations, too many cells cross from mother to fetus in pregnancy. Could diabe...