Gender News

Girls May Improve Spatial Ability by Playing More Boy Games

April 8th, 2013
Girls May Improve Spatial Ability by Playing More Boy GamesThough general intelligence is about the same for males and females, studies consistently find that overall, men do better in tests of spatial ability. A ...

UTI Far More Likely After Schizophrenia Relapse

April 7th, 2013
UTI Far More Like After Schizophrenia RelapseIndividuals with schizophrenia who are experiencing a relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to develop a urinary tract infection, according to researchers at ...

Women Benefit from Online Care for Post-Partum Depression

April 5th, 2013
Women Benefit from Online Care for Post-Partum Depression  New research discovers that many women suffering from post-partum depression do not seek care because of time constrains and the stigma ...

Mom’s Storytelling Can Aid Kids’ Emotional Development

March 28th, 2013
Mom's Storytelling Can Aid Kids' Emotional DevelopmentA new study looks at storytelling with kids and finds that mothers tell more elaborated and emotional stories, helping children develop emotional skills. Although the ...

Do Women Make Better Business Decisions than Men?

March 27th, 2013
Do Women Make Better Business Decisions than Men?A provocative new study suggests women make better corporate leaders because of their ability to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake. In ...

Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness

March 25th, 2013
Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness Experts still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, social and psychological factors, and ...

Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia

March 24th, 2013
Acting Out Dreams Linked to Development of Dementia  The strongest predictor of whether someone is developing dementia with Lewy bodies -- the second most common form of dementia in the elderly ...

Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After All

March 21st, 2013
Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After AllNew research suggests taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact an infant's growth over the ...

Partner Abuse Still Not on Radar of Health Care Providers

March 21st, 2013
Partner Abuse Still Not on Radar of Health Care ProvidersA new Penn State University study finds that many health care providers are failing when it ...

Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive Tasks

March 19th, 2013
Top Athletes Tend to Be Quick Studies in Cognitive TasksA new study suggests that elite athletes are able to process cognitive information faster than most. Researchers discovered Olympic medalists in volleyball excelled not only in ...