Victimization for sexual orientation increases suicidal behavior in college students
The film and television series M*A*S*H* featured the song Suicide is Painless, but new research refutes that idea and indicates that being victimized because of sexual orientation is a chief risk factor for suicidal behavior among gay, lesbian and bisexual college students. The study is the f...Mixed Orientation Marriages Calls for Deeper Understanding
Many women find a tumultuous blow to their marriage, hurled at them, when they accidentally discover 'Gay' tendencies of their husbands or life partners. And life for them and the marriage appears to come to a grinding halt.// Take the case of Mrs. Remmele, a respiratory therapist in rural M...Golgi Orientation controls Neuron Growth
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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 orientation and withers all mens minds alike just ahead of womens. ...APA Releases Report on Sexuality Debate
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As reported in this week's issue of "New Scientist" magazine, research by Rice University professor of political science John Alford indicates that what is on one's mind about politics may be influenced by how people are wired genetically. Alford, who has researched this topic for a number of y...Scientists alter sexual orientation in worms
University of Utah biologists genetically manipulated nematode worms so the animals were attracted to worms of the same sex part of a study that shows sexual orientation is wired in the creatures brains. They look like girls, but act and think like boys, says Jamie White, a postdoctoral rese...Jet-propelled imaging for an ultrafast light source
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