January 2014 Biology News

 

Sex Bonding Hormone Linked with Meal Sharing

Chimpanzees bond during meal sharing, with an increase in Oxytocin, a hormone also involved in bonding during sex, according to new research in journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

sciencedaily.com

 

Man with Two Penises tells All

A man with two penises answers questions on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything. He says that he is bisexual and in a relationship with both a man and a woman.

reddit.com

 

Flawed Breast Cancer Abortion Studies

This article by Joyce Arthur looks at the deeply flawed studies that link breast cancer with abortion, and how they are used to drive an anti-abortion agenda.

rhrealitycheck.org/

 

Doctors Spend 36 Seconds on Sex

A new study shows that doctors spend an average of 36 seconds discussing sex with their teenage patients.

rhrealitycheck.org

 

New Clues on the Role of HPV in Cervical Cancer

A new study published in the journal Nature involved an international effort to analyze the genome of cervical cancer.  Looking at integration sites where HPV inserts genetic code into the human genome, they found that it may have an amplification effect that encourages growth of the mutated genes.

huffingtonpost.com

 

Basic Reproductive Science Politicians Should Know (But Don’t)

A good article listing five important misunderstandings about women’s reproductive health issues that are being used to restrict women’s access to reproductive healthcare.

thinkprogress.org

 

Lyme Disease and Sex

Can Lyme disease be transmitted sexually? Maybe, the but the results are very preliminary.

RH Reality Check

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