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UrduMichigan Medicine researchers find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspring
Tag: SEX-LINKED CONDITIONS
Male and female mice have different brain cells
Rare sex-specific neurons are present in the brains of male and female mice
Around half a million men who have sex with men in the EU need PrEP but cannot access it
Need to improve easy access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis PrEP
New research highlights vast undertreatments in psoriasis
A striking proportion of psoriasis patients remain untreated with an average diagnosis time of five years, a new study has found. The research, presented today at the 28th EADV Congress, analysed 650 psoriasis patients in Germany and identified major gaps…
New Diagnostic Criteria May Enable Earlier Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Women
Study finds when verbal memory test cut-offs were tailored to patient sex, more female patients and fewer male patients were considered to have amnesic mild cognitive impairment. This could change the way aMCI diagnoses are determined and make it easier to catch the condition in its early stages.
Chlamydia in testicular tissue linked to male infertility
The potential impact of undiagnosed sexually transmitted chlamydia infection on men’s fertility has been highlighted in a study led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT) , which for the first time found chlamydia in the testicular tissue biopsies of infertile…
GARDP and Entasis Therapeutics initiate global phase 3 trial of zoliflodacin
The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), a not for profit organisation developing new treatments for drug resistant infections, and Entasis Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ETTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel antibacterial products, today…
UC San Diego Researchers Isolate Switch that Kills Inactive HIV
University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have identified a switch controlling HIV reproduction in immune cells which can eliminate dormant HIV reservoirs.
LGBTQI+ Latinx people don’t receive culturally competent cancer prevention and treatment
This ‘double minority’ group reports they are afraid to tell health care providers their gender identity and/or sexual orientation, City of Hope researcher says
Physicians report high refusal rates for the HPV vaccine and need for improvement
The HPV vaccine is one of only two vaccines that prevent cancer but is underutilized in the US
Supporting menstruating girls: Are we making progress?
September 11, 2019 -Attention to menstruation and its relationship to girls’ schooling is gaining ground, yet many challenges remain. Interventions have often focused on developing WASH –water, sanitation and hygiene — infrastructure and menstrual hygiene products which may not be…
The vagina monocultures
Johns Hopkins team develops donor screening for vaginal microbiota transplantation
Study examines personality and motivation in relation to internet gaming disorder
A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted personality traits, and motivation related to achievement. The Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling study…
UC San Diego receives funding from Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
As a result of the “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” initiative, which emerged from President Donald J. Trump’s vow during his 2019 State of Union Address to end the HIV epidemic within 10 years, the San Diego…
In the largest study of its kind, no evidence that testosterone reduces cognitive empathy
The results challenge the notion of autism as reflecting an ‘extreme male brain’
Youth: Transgender people should use bathroom they’re most comfortable in
Transgender rights continue to be under threat in several states, but a new study reveals that young
Landmark NIH funding extended for CUNY’s bold HIV/AIDS prevention research initiative
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has extended funding through 2022 for Together 5000 (T5K), a nationwide HIV prevention study led by Dr. Christian Grov of the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and the…
Sequential, concurrent multitasking is equally hard for men, women
Women perform no better than men in study investigating types of multitasking
UTA helping to develop database to track educator sexual misconduct
A database of teacher misconduct