All The Sex Issue articles – Page 2
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NewsUnlikely ally: sex hormones help gonorrhea fight off antimicrobials and antibiotics
Hormones of the human urogenital tract allow gonorrhea to make and use more pumps to push the killing chemicals out of its cells, fighting intrinsic antimicrobials and prescribed antibiotics.
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NewsHaving COVID-19 and Long COVID can impact women’s sex lives
A study of more than 2,000 women has found the coronavirus disease can impair sexual function, with long COVID having an especially detrimental effect.
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NewsAlgorithm effectively predicts transmission mode of syphilis in patients
A new algorithm designed to simulate and predict syphilis transmission in China has been found to effectively reflect the transmission mode of the disease in patients and could be used in a web app to help prevent and control the disease worldwide.
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Long ReadsGender-specific approaches to HIV prevention: addressing the needs of women and girls
With nearly 25 million deaths and an estimated 33.2 million people (including 15.4 million women) living with the virus globally, HIV/AIDS is on the brink of becoming the most devastating pandemic the world has ever seen.
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NewsScientists reveal what happens when the vaginal microbiome attacks
A new study examines why a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome - bacterial vaginosis - is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications.
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NewsSyphilis transmission networks and AMR in England uncovered using genomics
Scientists use genomics to uncover syphilis transmission patterns in England, in a pioneering new approach for STI surveillance.
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NewsMenstrual cups can help prevent infection and boost vaginal health
Teenage girls who were given menstrual cups were less likely to acquire certain kinds of vaginal infections and were more likely to have a healthy vaginal microbiome, a study has found.
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NewsDiscovery of new gene unveils sex determination in green algae
Scientists determine how female and male reproductive cells develop in volvocine algae.
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NewsPenile HIV infection is effectively prevented by antiretroviral treatment
Researchers have developed a new approach for the detailed evaluation of HIV infection throughout the entire male genital tract.
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NewsSpinout to develop 20-minute test following STI surge in UK
A University of Birmingham spinout has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women.
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NewsKissing down the epochs played role in disease transmission
Romantic kissing was a common practice in ancient times and cannot be regarded as a sudden biological trigger causing a spread of specific pathogens, a new study suggests.
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NewsMultiple species band together in polymicrobial biofilms to defeat bacterial vaginosis treatments
Scientists will have to rethink their approach to treating bacterial vaginosis due to the presence of a multi-species biofilm that complicates testing.
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NewsHealthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
A new study shows that the urethra of healthy men is teeming with microbial life and that a specific activity - vaginal sex - can shape its composition
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