AIDS Pandemic Slows Population Growth In South Africa
... this release is estimated to be 10 years for both males and females." There was slight difference in the figures of estimated people living with HIV between UN Aids agency and South Africa’s Health department, which Stats SA attributed to different modeling assumptions being used by these agencies. De...Sleep Apnea Doubles Stroke Risk In Elderly
...increased risk of stroke, and they also found that males are more likely to be affected than females. Dr. Munoz said, "sleep apnea is two to three times more common in the elderly compared to middle-aged people; however, typical symptoms of sleep apnea, such as loud snoring or excessive daytime sleepine...SEMEN – More than just a sperm carrie
...ancy. The researcher, Rebecca Burch, thinks human males have evolved the concoction as a counter-strategy ...ure enough, compared to humans, the semen of chimp males had significantly lower levels of FSH and no luteinising hormone whatsoever. Burch presented her res...Male Mantids- not Voluntary Victims of Sexual Cannabilism
...r during mating.// However, the possibility that males may also have something to gain from this violent ...rving changes in male behavior. They find that the males are able to assess the risk of cannibalism and become more cautious in the presence of particularly ...Males too Undergoes Hormonal Changes During Parenting: Study
Like females, males too experience sharp changes in their hormones once they start parenting, say scientists who studied the brain structure of small monkeys.// Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy and her colleagues from Princeton University studied the brain structure of common ma...Researchers Find Fewer Neurons in the Amygdala of Males with Autism
....N.D. Institute have discovered that the brains of males with autism have fewer neurons in the amygdala//, ...urons in the amygdala of nine postmortem brains of males who had autism and 10 postmortem brains of males who did not have autism. Both subject groups ranged...Fewer Neurons in Amygdala of Autistic Males
...number of neurons in the amygdala of nine autistic males and 10 nonautistic males ranging from ages 10 to 44. Their findings have been published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Cou...Gene Mutations Causing Rett Syndrome Occur in Both Sexes
...ndrome (RTT) in females are not always lethal// in males prior to birth. This has refuted previous assumptions, and can occur sporadically in infant males without a family history of the disorder. A study published in the journal Neurology reports four sp...No Link between Scuba Diving and Impaired Lung Function
...'baseline FEV1 above average' and that "in healthy males with normal lung function and an uneventful diving history, there are no long-term deleterious respiratory effects. This may be reassuring for millions of recreational divers worldwide."...Same Genes Act Differently in Males and Females
... of genes behave differently in the same organs of males and females – something never detected to this deg... sheds light on why the same disease often strikes males and females differently, and why the genders may respond differently to the same drug. "We previou...Response to Diseases Vary at Gene Level
... the differences in gene behavior in the organs of males and females//. Mice, which share 99 percent of t...iscovered a genetic disparity that may explain why males and females diverge in terms of disease risk, rate and severity." As study co-author Jake Lusis, a...Community Awareness Is Imperative For Eradication Of Rabies
...out the year, almost two thirds of the victims are males and about 40 per cent are children under 14 years, he said. "It is sad to note that 99 per cent of all human rabies deaths occur in the developing world. "Although, effective and economical control measures are available, their application in devel...Haryana Claims Improvement in Sex Ratio
... age group had improved from 819 females per 1,000 males as per 2001 census to 823 females per 1,000 males....uded Fatehabad district - 873 females now per 1000 males (828 in census 2001), Faridabad 869 (850), Panipat 862 (809), Panchkula 856 (829), Sirsa 856 (817), ...Sexually Abused Males Found Struggling In heir relations with Healthcare Providers
...bility. "We found that it's doubly-difficult for males to come forward after they've been sexually abused...r feelings. There is also a common perception that males should be strong and shouldn't ever admit vulnerability or ask for help," said Gerri Lasiuk, a PhD s...Does Weight of the Mother Determine the Sex of the Baby?
...n evolutionary adaptation," he said. "In the wild, males compete with each other for a partner and the bigger male has a distinct advantage. "Female size is not as crucial. Therefore, any particular maternal characteristic that results in a larger offspring is likely to produce more males. "If anything...Advance in Program for Development of Non-Intravenous Therapy for Hemophilia
...nding to a prevalence of 15 to 20 in every 100,000 males born worldwide. Baxter hemophilia research and development Baxter is a global leader in hemophilia therapy, with innovations that span 40 years. Through its own scientific expertise and strategic partnerships, Baxter is applying novel technologies ...Rising Rates of Obesity and Diabetes Puts Pressure on the Australians
...e life expectancy for Australians, at 78 years for males and 83 for females. But unhealthy lifestyle, including obesity and Type 2 diabetes has reduced the life expectancy among the Australians. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) said that vaccination rates have improved and smoking rate hal...Life Expectancy Determined by Place of Birth
...n in south east England //. Average life span of males in Scotland's largest city was found to be 69.3 it was found to be 77 in East Dunbartonshire. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy conducted the research and it has ranked the 10 best and worst areas to be born, based on life expectancy figures f...Possible Link between Miscarriages and Male Babies
... Immune cells which are highly active against the males are found in her body up to 22 years. The researchers suspect that the immune response is directed towards the genes from the male Y chromosome. This could be the major reason why some bone marrow transplants from women to men were often unsuccessful....... Females are two- to eight times more likely than males to sustain an ACL injury. ‘In contrast to males, females tend to land from a jump with their knees locked, which puts added pressure on the knee,’ said Tonino. ‘The result can be a sprain or tear of the ACL.’ Slightly bending the knees and hips w...