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"Where are you going all alone?" Men as victims of verbal harassment through virtual reality
3+ hour, 11+ min ago (584+ words) image:The study involved 36 young men with an average age of 23, who were immersed in a virtual reality scenario in which they embodied a young woman view more Credit: University of Bologna "Hey, where are you going all alone?" "Why…...
Contraception and castration increase lifespan in mammals
2+ week, 1+ day ago (230+ words) An international research team, including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, examined how different forms of reproductive suppression affect longevity in mammals. Using data from 117 mammal species housed in zoos and aquariums worldwide, combined with…...
The number of abortions decreased by nearly a quarter in Spain during the two months of strict lockdown due to COVID-19
2+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) The sudden decrease in terminations was due to a fall in unwanted pregnancies, especially among single women, and not to barriers to getting access to health services. The most plausible explanation" for the fall in the number of abortions lies…...
International Day/Elimination of Violence against Women - femicide report finds 44 women murdered in Israel since January
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (316+ words) The Israel Observatory on Femicide, directed by Prof. Shalva Weil from the Seymour Fox School of Education at the Hebrew University, reports a troubling surge in femicide across Israel, with 32 women ... The Israel Observatory on Femicide, directed by Prof. Shalva…...
Between laptops and ladles: Working from home as a test case for gender equality
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) A new study from the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" at the University of Konstanz and King's College London shows that working from home can make the division of household and care work between men and women more…...
UBC study shows good B.C. abortion pill access, but gaps remain
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (415+ words) Most pharmacies in British Columbia can provide the abortion pill mifepristone within days, but uneven access still leaves some women facing barriers to this time-sensitive medication, according to new research." The study, published Nov. 6 in JAMA Network Open, offers the…...
Message from the oldest-living dogs to dogs and men: Gonad function fights frailty
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (532+ words) image:BORT" (pictured) IS ONE OF THE OLDEST MALE ROTTWEILERS LIVING IN NORTH AMERICA THAT INVESTIGATORS PUT TO WORK TO DISCOVER THE LINKAGE BETWEEN LIFELONG GONAD FUNCTION, LATE-LIFE FRAILTY, AND OVERALL MORTALITY RISK. view more Credit: CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY…...
Stillbirths in the U.S. higher than previously reported, often occur with no clinical risk factors
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (325+ words) Embargoed for release: Monday, October 27, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Boston, MA'Stillbirths occur at a higher rate in the U.S. than previously reported, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham. The researchers…...
The Menopause Society receives $5 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to forward the digital-innovation phase of its NexGen Now initiative
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (254+ words) Grant will help create a robust ecosystem designed to transform and scale menopause education and training worldwide Menopause remains one of the most overlooked and underserved areas in medicine, even though it affects a growing number of women every year....
New study highlights need for increased physician training to care for patients following self-managed medication abortion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 16, 2025 New Study Highlights Need for Increased Physician Training to Care for Patients Following Self-Managed Medication Abortion (Boston)As more states restrict clinician-managed abortion in the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision…...