Blood flow to the heart often is interrupted during a heart attack or cardiac surgery. But when blood flow resumes, the heart may still falter. That's because collateral damage can occur as blood re-enters the heart, potentially slowing recovery and causing future cardiac troubles. Researchers...
It was just a couple days ago that we talked about military wives stripping down to support a cause. I was so frustrated by their blatant use of sex to raise attention because I feel like their battle shouldn't need it. They shouldn't have to get naked for people to be aware of PTSD in the...
It's Friday, so let's do something light and weird, shall we? Like robot prostitutes. According to some New Zealand researchers, brothels of the future will feature robot prostitutes, "a range of sexual gods and goddesses of different ethnicity, body shapes, ages, languages and sexual features"...
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In today's world, human trafficking is not an isolated problem, but a growing global issue. A Kansas State University professor is studying ways that anti-trafficking groups are fighting back. "The focus of my research is not just to say how much sex trafficking is occurring, but how forms of it...
Toxins produced by plants and bacteria pose a significant threat to humans, as emphasized by the recent effects of cucumber-borne Shiga toxin in Germany. Now, new research published on July 21st by the Cell Press journal Developmental Cell provides a clearer view of the combination of similar...
The House on Tuesday passed a modified bill (S 2925) that would authorize the Department of Justice to award grants to state and local officials to assist victims of child sex trafficking and prosecute offenders, CQ Today reports. The bill, which passed 314-20, would allow one-year grants of $2...
I have posted this in another section, but thought maybe psychology might also be an acceptable category being that it involves the reptilian brain vs. the frontal lobes.
I am a sociology major and in my work I've come across the horrible epidemic of sex trafficking. I would like to put the...
I have posted this in another section, but thought maybe psychology might also be an acceptable category being that it involves the reptilian brain vs. the frontal lobes.
I am a sociology major and in my work I've come across the horrible epidemic of sex trafficking. I would like to put the...
The Obama administration has informed 13 countries that they face possible U.S. sanctions for failing to meet minimal international standards for combating human trade and sexual slavery, according to the State Department's 10th annual report on the topic, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The...
UNISON is calling for cross-agency action to prevent sex trafficking, prostitution and violence spiralling during the 2012 London Olympics. Hundreds of delegates from across the UK, representing UNISON's one million women members, voted in favour of a motion at UNISON Women's Conference, to put...