Sex-Linked Conditions

Credit: Ryoichi Teruyama, LSU Oxytocin is widely referred to as the love hormone and plays an important role in the regulation of social and maternal behavior. In recent years, the oxytocin system in the brain has received…
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The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute and partners have presented evidence for a shift to Dolutegravir-containing ART in SACredit: Wits University The South African study shows that dolutegravir-containing regimens perform…
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NIH-supported research explored tool to expand HIV prevention choices for womenCredit: Andrew Loxley, courtesy of the International Partnership for Microbicides In an open-label study of women in southern and eastern Africa, a…
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Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The anemonefish is a gender-bending marvel. It starts out as a male, but can switch to female when circumstances allow, for example, when the only female present dies or…
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Credit: HPTN/Kim Cloete DURHAM, N.C. - Continuation of community-wide HIV testing and prompt initiation of treatment as delivered in the HPTN 071 (PopART) study in South Africa and Zambia could lead to substantial reductions in new…
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Andrea Vasconsuelo's new book explains how steroid hormones have a role to play in age-related changes that trigger apoptosis Sarcopenia, the progressive loss of muscle mass and associated muscle weakness during aging, affects the…
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Study provides further evidence of a relationship between oil and gas exploration, birth defects AURORA, Colo. (July 18, 2019) - Mothers living near more intense oil and gas development activity have a 40-70% higher chance of having…
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Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new study of 736 low-income pregnant women in Illinois found that more than one-third of those who reported thoughts of self-harm did not have elevated levels of depression, according…
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Credit: CUNY ISPH A new study published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society shows that the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2015 recommendation for immediate treatment of all people living with HIV has become the…
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ECDC study looks at the factors and response optionsCredit: ECDC The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up across Europe since 2010, mostly affecting men who have sex with men living in urban areas. In 2017,…
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Researchers say new strategies needed for anal cancer prevention in women living with HIV The prevalence of anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), which precede anal cancer, is much higher in women living with HIV than…
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Algorithm could further goal of referring more at-risk patients for preventive medication Oakland, Calif. -- Researchers have developed a new analytical tool that identifies people at risk of contracting HIV so they may be referred for…
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Models could help patients get preventive PrEP medications Boston, MA - Two new studies developed algorithms that can identify patients who are at risk of acquiring HIV and may benefit from preventive care. Both studies appear in the July…
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A review of published studies found that estimates for the global prevalence of erectile dysfunction vary widely, ranging from 3% to 76.5%. The findings are published in BJU International. The variation may reflect differences in study…
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