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1. Gene-bender proteins may sway to DNA
   12-04-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Using a technique called laser temperature-jump, biophysicist Anjum Ansari and her colleagues have made the first direct observation of DNA bending when bound to a DNA-bending protein. DNA bending plays a key role in regulating gene expression, and better understanding of the process may help in developing gene-based therapies.
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2. Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
   12-14-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers have discovered a subtle new difference between men and women -- this one occurring in the realm of eating.
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3. Groundbreaking principles on sexual orientation and human rights released
   04-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Groundbreaking international legal principles on sexual orientation, gender identity, and international law have been released by 29 international human rights experts, led by University of Nottingham academic, Professor Michael O'Flaherty.
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4. Studies show role of age, gender, race and weight on cancer risk and treatment
   05-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
   While cancer has been studied extensively to determine the major contributing factors for risk and ultimate outcome, many variables still remain and doctors are puzzled by new cases that do not fit "old" protocol. Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week 2007 demonstrates improved results in determining these risks, including the relative "weight" of being heavy on risk for colon cancer; possible risk of cancer surgery among elderly individuals; and how race determines incidence as well as treatment decisions. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
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5. Childhood obesity indicates greater risk of school absenteeism, Penn study reveals
   08-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In the first study of how weight may affect school attendance, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University have found that overweight children are absent from school on average 20 percent more than their normal-weight peersThe study of more than a thousand 4th, 5th and 6th graders also determined that body mass index is as significant a factor in determining absenteeism from school as age, race, socioeconomic status and gender, formerly the four main predictors.
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6. Survey shows gender differences are factor when surgeons in training choose a subspecialty
   11-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A gender difference exists among surgeons who choose a surgical subspecialty, particularly when they evaluate the factors that may influence their career choice, according to results of a new survey published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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7. Thermal Imaging Shatters Arousal Gender Gap Myth; Study Shows Women Become Aroused As Quickly As Men
   10-02-2006 · ScienceDaily
   McGill study shows women become aroused as quickly as men. For the first time ever, thermography (infrared) is used to measure sexual arousal.
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8. Researchers show surprising interaction between genes, gender and hypertension
   12-15-2006 · EurekAlert!
   In surprising results, a study of more than 1,200 patients with extremely low or high blood pressure by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine showed that the influence of genes on blood pressure may vary based on gender.
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9. Gender and ethnicity affect court rulings and prison terms
   04-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
   New research in the Department of Sociology at the University of Haifa found that the gender and ethnicity of judges, defendants and victims effect court rulings and prison terms. The research examined examined 1200 cases of violence that were heard in the district courts in Haifa and Nazareth.
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10. Sexual orientation affects how we navigate and recall lost objects, but age just targets gender
    05-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that sexual orientation has a real effect on how we perform mental tasks such as navigating with a map in a car but that old age does not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation and withers all men’s minds alike just ahead of women’s.
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