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Infectious Fungus, Thought to Be Asexual, Isn’t

By Guest PostDecember 6, 2011Scienceallison m porman, asexual, brown university, candida albicans, candida genus, candida tropicalis, drug resistance, fungi, genetic switch, genus, infections, kevin alby, mating, matthew hirakawa, richard bennett, sex, sex as a survival tactic, sexual nature, species, the mating habits, wor1

*Candida tropicalis turns out to have sex, making it the second medically important member of the genus to be capable of mating. Sex may improve the survival of the species, particularly when it’s under pressure. It may also mean the species can achieve greater virulence or drug resistance more quickly than previously thought.*

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The fungi of the Candida genus, known to millions of patients worldwide for their ability to cause serious infections, were once all thought to be asexual. Even after scientists discovered that the mating habits of Candida albicans were many and varied, they remained convinced that many of the more infectious ones did not mate. Now with the first report that Candida tropicalis can mate sexually as well, the chastity of the whole genus comes into further doubt. (more…)

Study Debunks Stereotype That Men Think About Sex All Day Long

By Guest PostDecember 4, 2011Sciencebiological needs, biological sex, erotophilia, erotophobia, every seven seconds, frequency, male or female, mary jo pittenger, men, ohio state, psychology, sex, sexual thoughts, sexuality, sociosexual orientation, stereotype, terri fisher, women, young women, zachary moore

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well.

And the research discredits the persistent stereotype that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would amount to more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours. In the study, the median number of young men’s thought about sex stood at almost 19 times per day. Young women in the study reported a median of nearly 10 thoughts about sex per day. (more…)

Walking, Sex and Spicy Food are Favored Unprescribed Methods to Bring on Labor

By Guest PostJune 28, 2011Healthlabor initiation, nipple stimulation, pregnancy, sex, spicy food, walking during pregnancy

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than half of the women in a recently published survey reported that near the end of their pregnancies, they took it upon themselves to try to induce labor, mostly by walking, having sex, eating spicy food or stimulating their nipples. (more…)

UF Researchers Find Quiet Protein Speaks Loudly in Fight Against Cancer

By Guest PostMay 5, 2011Healthaubrey thompson, brahma, brm, cancer causing genes, cancer inhibiting properties, cancer therapy, carcinogens, cell adhesion, cells, david reisman, dna repair, geoffrey liu, hdac, histone deacetylase, lung cancer, oncogene, protein, race, sex, tumor growth, university of florida, university of toronto

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When a movie character says, “It’s too quiet,” that’s usually a sign something bad may happen.

Now, University of Florida researchers have discovered that when variations of a certain protein in our cells are too quiet, it may add to the risk that someone will develop lung cancer. When scientists restored the protein to its normal, active self, its cancer-inhibiting properties reappeared. (more…)

Cubans Say Lots of Sex and Tobacco is Why They Live Longer

By PravdaFebruary 24, 2011Culture, Health120 years club, centenarians, coffee, cubans, Fidel Castro, food habits, havana, Japan, life expectancy, lisa karpova, little salt, longevity, lucid state of mind, methodical life, nancy nepomuceno, natural spices, secret formula, sex, sexual nature, singapore, stress free environment, tobacco, varied food habit, vegetables, villa clara

Cubans are proud of their longevity, and the sharp mind of Fidel Castrol is a prime example. Certainly the totally free and complete medical care and stress free environment contribute greatly to length and quality of life, as does the the availability of community recreational, cultural and educational programs. A family doctor can be found on every block.

A methodical life with varied food habits, which does not exclude tobacco, coffee or sex, would be the “secret formula” to achieve satisfactory longevity, according to a recent study of more than 50 people over a hundred years old in Cuba. (more…)

Spring Break: Study Suggests How to Reduce Risky Behavior

By Guest PostFebruary 9, 2011Culturealcohol use, college freshmen, college students, condom, get their backs, megan patrick, risky behavior, risky spring break behavior, sex, sexual behavior, study, unprotected sex

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— College students who arrange with friends to “get their backs” are less likely to engage in risky spring break behavior, according to a new study.

The University of Michigan study, published this month in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, says about 60 percent of more than 650 college freshmen surveyed reported having an understanding with their friends about using alcohol during spring break. (more…)

Every Profession Has Its Superstitions

By PravdaFebruary 3, 2011Cultureaboard a ship, bad luck, banknote, boots, brigade, doctors, dog, fire people, irina shlionskaya, professional superstitions, professions, rubber gloves, russian cosmonauts, sailors, sales people, sergei korolyov, sex, sunflower seeds, superstitions, surgeons, surgery, volker mitzlaff, woman

People of many professions have their own superstitions. Most likely, they did not appear from scratch.

Doctors, for example, try not to exchange their night duties. If they do, they will have a tough night, they say. They also try not to have sex the day before the night duty. There is nothing funny about it because people usually get relaxed and become less attentive after sex. (more…)

Does Sex Matter? It May When Evaluating Mental Status

By Guest PostNovember 20, 20101 commentHealth, Scienceadrianna mendrek, alzheimer, brain abnormalities, brain function, estrogen, fmri, magnetic resonance imaging, mental disorder, schizophrenia, schizophrenics, sex, sex differences, sex hormones, symptomatology, testosterone

Adrianna Mendrek. Image credit : University of Montreal

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication, and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study from the Université de Montréal shows that there is gender difference between men and women’s mental ability – with women performing better than men. These findings, published recently in, Schizophrenia Research, have implications for the more than 300 000 affected Canadians.

“We are the first to report sex differences in brain function of schizophrenics,” says Université de Montréal professor, Adrianna Mendrek a researcher at the Centre de Recherche Fernand-Seguin, Hospital Louis-H Lafontaine. “We chose to study a task involving mental rotation of a three dimensional image because in healthy men and women, this consistently elicits differences in terms of reaction time and performance accuracy.” (more…)

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