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Apr 15, 2021 · Media release From: PLOS Women describe specific techniques to increase their own pleasure. To provide women with specific language they can use to better understand, communicate and advocate for their sexual pleasure—and add to scientific understanding of an understudied topic— a nationally representative survey of US women names and describes techniques women use to increase their ...

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Publicly released: Sat 8 Feb 2025 at 0300 AEDT | 0500 NZDT JAMA Network Open. US scientists say kids who've had a confirmed COVID-19 infection are more likely than those who haven't had the disease to develop gastrointestinal (GI) tract problems once COVID-19 symptoms have died down.

Dec 20, 2024 · Media release From: The Lancet The Lancet Psychiatry: One in 127 people on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, latest estimates suggest One in every 127 people (61.8 million individuals) were estimated to be on the autism spectrum globally in 2021, according to a new study from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2021 published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Sep 20, 2024 · EXPERT REACTION: 'Widescale harm' predicted from microplastics pollution in the next 100 years A review of 20 years of microplastics research concludes that addressing microplastics contamination, which could more than double by 2040, needs regulations that involve the public, social scienc

Oct 17, 2024 · Marine heatwaves and cold spells are occurring both on the ocean surface and below, with ocean currents influencing their frequency. While marine heatwaves (MHWs) have been studied at the sea surface for more than a decade, new research has found 80 per cent of MHWs below 100 metres are independent of surface events, highlighting a previously overlooked aspect of ocean warming.

Jan 7, 2025 · Media release From: Macquarie University New Genetic Biocontrol Breakthrough Offers Hope Against Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes and Agricultural Pests. A revolutionary new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes by offering faster and more effective results than current ...

Oct 8, 2024 · Media release From: Cell Press After injury, these comb jellies can fuse to become one. Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on October 7 have made the surprising discovery that one species of comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) can fuse, such that two individuals readily turn into one following an injury.

Aug 21, 2024 · Media release From: JAMA About The Study: In this disproportionality study of an adverse drug reaction database, researchers identified a disproportionality signal of suicidal ideation with semaglutide, but not for liraglutide, particularly among patients with co-reported antidepressant use, a proxy for affective disorders (a notable …