Friends with benefits – what a sex and relationship therapist wants you to know

While a friends with benefits arrangement has its risks, research has shown it can empower young people to express their sexuality.

Chantal Gautier, Lecturer, Sex and Relationship Therapist, University of Westminster • conversation
Sept. 5, 2023 • ~8 min

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.

Sarah Eddy, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2023 • ~11 min

Massachusetts is updating its sex education guidelines for the first time in 24 years

Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.

Emily Rothman, Professor and Chair, Occupational Therapy; and Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University • conversation
July 24, 2023 • ~8 min

Can you be close without sex?

Healthy intimate relationships vary but share one key feature, says psychologist.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
July 17, 2023 • ~3 min

Is low sexual satisfaction a dementia warning sign?

Low sexual satisfaction for middle-aged men is linked to memory decline later in life, a new study finds.

Adrienne Berard-Penn State • futurity
May 30, 2023 • ~7 min

Are human dads oddly egalitarian? Not really

A new study looks at whether human males are more egalitarian than are males among other mammals.

Karen Nikos-UC Davis • futurity
May 25, 2023 • ~5 min

Cheating spouses may not feel guilty

A survey of people using Ashley Madison, a website for facilitating infidelity, didn't turn up much remorse.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 24, 2023 • ~5 min

Device ‘sniffs’ eggs to sort them by sex

A modified suction cup device is effective at sexing chicken eggs early in incubation, report researchers.

Andy Fell-UC Davis • futurity
May 24, 2023 • ~4 min

Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits

In 1983, during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration made the decision to ban gay men from donating blood. Now, 40 years later, it is dropping that rule.

Ayako Miyashita, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
May 16, 2023 • ~6 min

Getting too excited can stop men from orgasming – but there’s a solution

We found you can have too much of a good thing - psychological stimulation.

Yuliya Kyrychko, Reader in Mathematics, University of Sussex • conversation
May 15, 2023 • ~7 min

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