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New research published in Archives of sexual behavior provides evidence that women in relationships tend to be slightly more satisfied with their sex lives than men. These findings challenge common societal assumptions that women are less sexually satisfied due to a variety of physical and social impairments. This study suggests that in the context of an established partnership, women’s subjective enjoyment of intimacy remains highly positive. Scientists designed this study to clarify years of contradictory research on gender and sexual satisfaction. Many cultural depictions and biological perspectives suggest that women face unique barriers to enjoying intimate relationships. For example, anatomical…

Based on 27 years of data analyzed by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the length of time that sea ice remains on Alaska’s northern coastline is getting shorter and shorter each year. This type of ice, known as fast ice because it remains fixed to the shore rather than drifting away with wind or ocean currents, has started covering smaller areas in recent winters. The study, led by Professor Andrew Mahoney of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, was published in January in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. Former UAF graduate student Andrew Einhorn contributed as…

Decades after the Vietnam War, hematology-oncologist Michael Sekeres began seeing veterans in his clinic with myelodysplastic syndromes, a group of blood cancers known as MDS. Many of the veterans had been exposed to Agent Orange, a blend of herbicides used by the military to strip dense foliage during the war. This exposure has long been associated with many serious diseases, including some cancers, but not with MDS. In data published this month in the journal Blood Advances, Sekeres and his colleagues were able to provide clear evidence that exposure to Agent Orange is associated with MDS and may cause an…

A major U.S. medical school accrediting organization has removed language from its standards that required accredited schools to teach about health inequities. The move comes as efforts to diversify the health care workforce and study different health outcomes have come under fire from the Trump administration, and accreditors themselves are under political pressure. STAT Plus: Jay Bhattacharya once studied health disparities. As NIH director, he has allowed such research to wither. On Wednesday, the Justice Department contacted three medical schools and asked them to provide data as part of an investigation into their admissions practices. “The current investigation will focus…

A research team led by the University of Oxford has developed a breakthrough nutritional supplement that could help reverse the alarming decline in bees. Scientists, in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the University of Greenwich and the Technical University of Denmark, have designed a diet that mimics the key nutrients bees normally get from pollen. When tested, colonies given this supplement produced up to 15 times more young. The research results were published in a magazine nature. Bees are hungry for proper nutrients Bees rely on pollen as their main food source. It contains essential lipids called sterols,…

More than six million vapes and vape pods are still being discarded every week in the UK, with waste management companies warning that despite the ban on single-use e-cigarettes, the sheer volume continues to strain recycling systems.According to a study by recycling organization Material Focus, 6.3 million e-cigarettes and pods will be thrown away every week in 2025, a 23% reduction from the previous year.This suggests that the ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, which came into effect on June 1, 2025, has had an impact on waste levels, with a 31% reduction in the number of e-cigarettes purchased…

Researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in collaboration with University College London (UCL) in the UK, have found that both excess abdominal fat and reduced muscle mass significantly increase the risk of death. People with this combination were 83% more likely to die than people without either condition. This combination is indicative of a more serious underlying problem known as sarcopenic obesity. It occurs when muscle mass decreases and body fat increases. This condition can be difficult to identify and is closely associated with decreased independence and quality of life in older adults. It is…

If you’ve ever tried to use a smartphone or tablet with long nails, you know that it can take some adjustment. Rather than tapping naturally with your fingertip, you often have to tilt your finger awkwardly just to make contact with the screen. What if you could use your fingernails instead? Researchers are currently working on a transparent nail polish that could do just that by turning your long fingernails into a touchscreen-compatible stylus. A team from Centenary University in Louisiana will present their findings at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2026 will feature…

Critical Path Institute® (C-Path) today announced the launch of One to Millions, a global, multi-stakeholder public-private initiative to enable the scalable development of advanced treatments for highly individualized conditions. Rapid advances in technologies such as antisense oligonucleotides, genome editing, gene therapy, and RNA-based therapies have made it possible to design precisely targeted interventions for very small patient populations and even individual patients. However, existing regulatory and reimbursement frameworks built for population-based medicines and linear development models do not have the capacity to accommodate, creating growing gaps that slow patient access. To bridge this gap, One to Millions leverages C-Path’s centralized…

Global maternal deaths have declined over the past three decades, but progress has slowed in recent years and remains uneven across countries, according to new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 findings released today. The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health. The study estimates that 240,000 women will die from maternal causes in 2023, accounting for 5.5% of deaths among women aged 10 to 54 worldwide. Maternal deaths remain concentrated in regions facing the greatest health system and data challenges, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of the Caribbean. In 2023, Nigeria, India, Democratic Republic…