/channels/taxonomy/term/12374/all en /channels/channels/news/men-who-paid-sex-more-likely-live-hiv-337049 <p>Twenty years’ worth of surveys suggest that nearly one in ten sexually active men in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been clients of sex workers. These men are about 50 percent more likely to be living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a team of international researchers, including <a href="/epi-biostat-occh/mathieu-maheu-giroux">Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux</a> and Caroline Hodgins of ƻ����Ժ.</p> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:02:38 +0000 webfull 177144 at /channels /channels/channels/event/sex-cells-workshop-sex-and-gender-based-analysis-plus-sgba-research-302150 <blockquote>Considerations of sex and gender are key to conducting inclusive research, building unbiased technology and facilitating equitable healthcare.</blockquote> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:07:51 +0000 webfull 154932 at /channels /channels/news/sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-chemistry-brain-265603 <p>The same brain-chemical system that mediates feelings of pleasure from sex, recreational drugs, and food is also critical to experiencing musical pleasure, according to a study by ƻ����Ժ researchers published today in the <em>Nature</em> journal <em>Scientific Reports</em>.</p> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 16:03:35 +0000 webfull 124736 at /channels /channels/news/help-prevent-transmission-hpv-225542 <p>The ƻ����Ժ Division of Cancer Epidemiology has recently launched the CATCH study to test the effectiveness of a Carrageenan-based gel in preventing the tranmission of HPV. Carrageenan is derived from red algae, and commonly used as a thickening agent in food products. It could represent an inexpensive method of prevention against the virus, whereas the vaccine and screening procedures are considerably more expensive.</p> Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:24:35 +0000 webfull 95325 at /channels /channels/news/pain-curbs-sex-drive-female-mice-not-males-235376 <p>“Not tonight, dear, I have a headache.” Generally speaking, that line is attributed to the wife in a couple, implying that women’s sexual desire is more affected by pain than men’s.</p> <p> Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:09:29 +0000 webfull 102507 at /channels /channels/news/you-can%E2%80%99t-legislate-reality-person%E2%80%99s-sex-out-existence-239688 <p><a href="//www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/10/19/is-checking-the-sex-box-necessary/you-cant-legislate-the-reality-of-a-persons-sex-out-of-existence"> Wed, 22 Oct 2014 19:35:10 +0000 webfull 106066 at /channels /channels/news/sex-ed-pilot-project-quebec-254861 <p> Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:15:53 +0000 webfull 112020 at /channels /channels/news/equality-need-not-be-painful-261722 <p>Pain researchers' arguments for using only male rodents in preclinical pain research don't hold up to scrutiny, says ƻ����Ժ neuroscientist Jeffrey Mogil. <a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v535/n7611_supp/full/535S7a.html#author-information">Nature</a></p> Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:19:02 +0000 webfull 119896 at /channels