Human Sexuality Research & Journals "Looking Up" Linked to Feeling Down: A Meta-Analysis of Online Upward Social Comparison and Psychological Maladjustment May 17, 2026 Lina Irawan Social media’s pervasive influence has transformed how individuals perceive themselves, with a new meta-analysis revealing a significant association between upward social comparison online and a range of psychological maladjustments. The…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Shingles Vaccine Linked to Significant Reduction in Dementia Risk in Groundbreaking Welsh Study, Offering New Hope for Prevention and Treatment May 15, 2026 Susilo Ahmad An unprecedented natural experiment in Wales has provided some of the most compelling evidence to date that vaccination against shingles may offer protection against dementia, a condition affecting millions globally.…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness MRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Around Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism or Developmental Disorders in Children, Major Study Confirms May 10, 2026 Susilo Ahmad Receiving an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine shortly before or at any point during pregnancy is not linked to autism or other developmental disorders in children, according to research presented at the…
Psychology & Intimacy Larger Striatal Volume Linked to Increased Adult Psychopathy May 10, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker Neuroscientists have identified a measurable brain difference between individuals exhibiting psychopathic traits and those with few or none, a finding that deepens our understanding of the biological underpinnings of antisocial…
Psychology & Intimacy A Common Schizophrenia Symptom Linked to a Specific Gene Mutation and Brain Circuit May 9, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker A fundamental challenge in schizophrenia, the profound difficulty in integrating new information to update one’s understanding of the world, has been pinpointed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Linked to Significantly Longer Survival in Advanced Lung and Skin Cancer Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy April 30, 2026 Susilo Ahmad New research presented at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Berlin has unveiled a potentially groundbreaking discovery: individuals with advanced lung or skin cancer who received…
Psychology & Intimacy Internalized Stress in Older Chinese Americans Linked to Increased Memory Loss Risk, Rutgers Study Reveals April 27, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker New research from Rutgers Health is shedding light on a critical, yet often overlooked, factor contributing to cognitive decline in older Chinese Americans: the tendency to internalize stress. This phenomenon,…
Psychology & Intimacy A Declining Sense of Smell: An Early Indicator of Alzheimer’s Disease Linked to the Brain’s Immune System April 26, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker The subtle yet significant erosion of our sense of smell may be one of the most poignant and potentially earliest harbingers of Alzheimer’s disease, manifesting even before the more widely…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Shingles Vaccine Linked to Nearly Halved Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events in Heart Disease Patients April 26, 2026 Susilo Ahmad Individuals living with pre-existing heart disease who received a shingles vaccine demonstrated a significantly reduced rate of serious heart-related events within a year, nearly half that of their unvaccinated counterparts.…
Sexual Health & Medical Wellness Common Respiratory Bacterium Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis, Opening New Avenues for Treatment and Diagnosis April 25, 2026 Susilo Ahmad A groundbreaking study from Cedars-Sinai has revealed that Chlamydia pneumoniae, a common respiratory bacterium typically associated with pneumonia and sinus infections, may play a significant and previously unrecognized role in…
