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Bragging of sexual conquests, suggestive jokes and innuendo, and sexual one-upmanship can all be a part of demonstrating one’s manhood, especially for young men eager to exert their masculinity.

With three billion letters in the human genome, it seems hard to believe that adding a DNA base here or removing a DNA base there could have much of an effect on our health.

According to the CDC, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for adolescents.

Ever wonder why it’s hard to focus after a bad night’s sleep? Using mice and flashes of light, scientists show that just a few nerve cells in the brain may control the switch between internal…

Strong evidence now shows that human and animal parenting share many nervous system mechanisms.

Substance addiction is a large and growing problem for developing societies.

How well kids make the shift to memory-based problem-solving is known to predict their ultimate math achievement.

Prevention efforts are exploring the idea that having male friends who object to violence against women can be a powerful antidote to rape on college campuses.

Many parents and teens are anxious about the start of middle school.

In an effort to identify how the elasticity of the arteries in the brain correlates with aging well, researchers used optical methods developed in their lab to map out the pulse pressure of the entire brain’s cortex.