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Independent.ie
5 months ago
Education

Irish students superior to rest of EU at reading, but are getting worse at maths - OECD study

Irish students perform the best in reading literacy among EU and OECD countries
Boys outperform girls in maths but girls perform better in reading [ more ]
WSJ
5 months ago
Women

'Eve' Review: A Female Body of Science

'Eve' by Cat Bohannon provides a detailed look at women's biology and how the female body has driven human evolution for 200 million years.
Bohannon critiques the tendency of researchers and physicians to take male bodies as the norm and argues that there is a revolution brewing in the science of womanhood. [ more ]
Social Media Today
5 months ago
Media industry

New Report Shows That More People Are Now Viewing News Content on TikTok

Facebook remains the most influential social media news source in the US.
Overall reliance on social media apps for news is decreasing over time. [ more ]
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Advocate.com
4 days ago
Women in technology

Think transgender women have an advantage in sports? A new study disputes the idea

Trans women in sports may not have significant advantages over cisgender women, challenging common beliefs. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
Women in technology

Women benefit more than men from same amount of regular exercise study

Women benefit more from the same level of exercise than men.
Even small amounts of exercise can provide significant benefits for women. [ more ]
Mail Online
1 day ago
OMG science

High stress during pregnancy linked to lower IQ in male children

Excessive cortisol levels in the third trimester of pregnancy may lead to lower IQ in male children. [ more ]
ScienceDaily
1 week ago
OMG science

When working out, males are programmed to burn more fat, while females recycle it--at least in rats

Vigorous exercise burns fat more in males than in females, but the benefits of exercise are broad for everyone. [ more ]
Calm Sage - Your Guide to Mental and Emotional Well-being
4 days ago
Film

Movies And Personality: What Your Favorite Movie Genre Says About You?

Favorite movie genres can reveal insights into personalities based on research and psychological facts. [ more ]
english.elpais.com
1 week ago
Medicine

How gender shapes health: Women live longer but with poorer quality of life

Sex and gender significantly influence health outcomes, leading to diverse health pathways with different disease risks and life expectancies for men and women. [ more ]
New York Post
1 month ago
Mental health

Lonesome kids are more likely to suffer psychosis as adults - and it's way worse for women: study

Childhood loneliness can increase the risk of psychosis later in life.
Women who experienced loneliness in childhood have a higher risk of psychosis compared to men. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Mental health

Antidepressant use higher for women around breakups than men study

Women are more likely to use antidepressants following a relationship breakup than men later in life.
Antidepressant use increases for both men and women in the six months leading up to divorce. [ more ]
HuffPost
1 month ago
Parenting

People Reveal The Most Toxic Comments They Received As First-Time Parents

New parents often face toxic comments from others, revealing more about the speaker than the parent.
Such comments can be veiled as helpful or empathetic and impact mothers differently than fathers. [ more ]
The Gottman Institute
1 month ago
Relationships

What Porcupines Can Teach Us About Making Love

Sex frequency and intensity often decrease as a relationship progresses and life changes occur.
Different expectations and needs between partners, mainly regarding sex quantity and quality, can lead to dissatisfaction. [ more ]
www.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Science

Men Succumb to Anesthesia More Easily than Women

Ether demonstration revolutionized medicine through anesthesia
Testosterone modulates mice response to general anesthesia [ more ]
english.elpais.com
1 month ago
Digital life

Emojis are not a universal language: Gender, age and culture influence their interpretation

Emojis can be interpreted differently based on age, gender, and culture.
Women tend to be slightly more accurate in recognizing certain emojis like happy, fearful, sad, and angry. [ more ]
https://scoop.upworthy.com
2 months ago
Digital life

Men and women interpret and use emojis in a completely different way, new study finds

Men and women interpret emojis differently.
Individual differences impact emoji comprehension. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
Digital life

Emojis are interpreted differently based on gender and culture: Study

Men are less sensitive than women in recognizing the emotions portrayed by emoji faces.
British people have more difficulty recognizing the 'disgusted' face emoji. [ more ]
PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
1 month ago
NYC LGBT

Percentage of US adults identifying as LGBTQ+ more than doubles since 2012

The proportion of US adults identifying as LGBTQ+ has more than doubled since 2012.
Bisexuals make up the largest proportion within the LGBTQ+ population. [ more ]
Runningshoesguru
2 months ago
Running

Women and trail running - your biomechanics matter

Females often exhibit wider hips leading to variations in knee alignment and gait patterns.
Men tend to have longer strides due to leg length and mechanics. [ more ]
www.npr.org
2 months ago
Health

Women who do strength training live longer. How much is enough?

Strength training benefits women's longevity more than men
Women who do strength training have lower cardiovascular mortality risk [ more ]
time.com
2 months ago
Health

To Live Longer, Women Need Half as Much Exercise as Men

Women need half as much exercise as men for longevity benefits.
Women can achieve similar benefits with less strength training compared to men. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Fashion & style

The Essential Women's Watches

Men and women collect things differently, with men adopting a systematic approach and women having diverse interests like owning multiple pairs of shoes.
Building a coherent collection involves various factors like connoisseurship, resale value, taste, impulse, budget, and opportunity, making it a challenging task. [ more ]
Independent.ie
2 months ago
Education

School uniforms may lead to children getting less exercise, new study shows

School uniforms may be a barrier to physical activity in children, especially girls
The gap in activity levels between boys and girls widens at the primary school level in countries with uniform policies [ more ]
Mail Online
3 months ago
Women

Why men and women don't always laugh at the same jokes

Men prefer visual jokes and slapstick humor, while women prefer jokes about political issues and domestic relationships.
Cartoons published in newspapers and magazines are a good measure of sense of humor. [ more ]
Electric Bikes Blog
4 weeks ago
Bicycling

Research Shows Electric Bikes Make People Cycle Longer

Electric bikes lead to increased cycling, especially among women, showing substantial potential for transforming transportation. [ more ]
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