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 pleasure during vaginal penetration. The findings were presented in a study published April …

New research provides insight into COVID-19 vaccine reluctancy among social media users

New research has found that the most reliable indicators of willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are rejection of conspiracy suspicions about COVID-19 and a positive attitude towards vaccines in general. The study by King’s College London and the University of Bristol is published in the leading peer-reviewed journal Psychological …

In pig brain development, nature beats nurture

Before humans can benefit from new drug therapies and nutritional additives, scientists test their safety and efficacy in animals, typically mice and rats. But, as much as they’ve done for biomedical research, rodents aren’t always the best research model for studies on neonatal brain development and nutrition. That’s where pigs can play an important role.