The brains of people with excellent general knowledge are particularly efficiently wired. This was shown by neuroscientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum […]
More ED visits because of alcohol, 175% increase in 25- to 29-year-olds seeking care
New research shows dramatically rising visits to emergency departments (ED) related to alcohol, especially for women, with a 175% increase […]
Part-time working mothers with flexible schedules end up doing more work without pay
Part-time working mothers who have the ability to control their own schedule often end up working an increased amount of […]
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too: Reduced US life expectancy is not just the Baby Boomers
Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But […]
Sex, drugs and estradiol: Why cannabis affects women differently
Cannabis use is riding high on a decade-long wave of decriminalization, legalization and unregulated synthetic substitutes. As society examines the […]
Immune cells in the brain have surprising influence on sexual behavior: Relatively uncommon mast cells appear powerful in development
Researchers have found a surprising new explanation of how young brains are shaped for sexual behavior later in life. Immune […]
Despite social development, gender attitudes chart different course globally: Support for equalizing gender roles rises with rates of women’s employment
In the half century since the birth of the women’s movement in the West in the 1960s, support for gender […]
Parental controls do not stop teens from seeing pornography
The struggle to shape the experiences young people have online is now part of modern parenthood. As children and teenagers […]
Study examines alcohol’s effects on sexual aggression
A new Aggressive Behavior study has examined alcohol’s “in the moment” effects on sexual aggression, or the acute effects of […]
Men and women have different genetic risk factors for developing brain cancer: New international study points the way to genetic tests that could assess risk
Glioma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in the United States; glioblastoma being the most common […]