London: Over two thirds of the over 50’s are in happy marriages with a third of them having been together for an enduring 41-50 years, says new research from over 50’s portal Silversurfers.com. 

Birmingham: Women live longer than men. This simple statement holds a tantalizing riddle that Steven Austad and Kathleen Fischer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham explore in a perspective piece published in Cell Metabolism recently.

Washington: Alcohol use, especially at binge levels, is associated with sexual HIV-risk behavior, but the mechanisms through which alcohol increases sexual risk taking – specifically, how alcohol intoxication influences decisions about condom use – are not well understood. 

London: Being married could improve your likelihood of surviving a heart attack and is associated with reduced length of hospital stay, according to research presented at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference in Manchester.

Washington: Nothing is more devastating for a parent than the death of a child. The overwhelming and painful experience of enduring a child’s admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) or pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and their eventual death throws them into a crisis. Many also are faced with the difficult decision to limit treatment or withdraw life support. Yet, few studies have examined parents’ mental health and personal growth, especially in black and Hispanic parents, following their child’s death in the NICU or PICU.

Washington: It’s been established that having multiple sex partners prior to marriage sometimes leads to less happy marriages, and increases the odds of divorce. But sexual attitudes and behaviors continue to change in America, and some of the strongest predictors of divorce in years gone by no longer matter as much as they once did, according to new research by Nicholas H. Wolfinger, a professor in the University of Utah Department of Family and Consumer Studies and an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology.