Dozens of researchers from Indiana University are attending the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Nov. 7-11. This release discusses research involving education for people with intellectual disabilities, the reasons people use lubricants during sex, how support for smoking bans can encourage smokers to consider quitting, the use of stability balls for office chairs, a program that increases mammograms for African American women and a program that helps people become active.

Sexploration at IU, the second annual weeklong series of fun, interactive sex positive events offering Indiana University students information about sexuality related issues, begins today (Monday, Oct. 26) on the Bloomington campus.

IU Health and Wellness for September discusses research that looks at how living conditions impact reproductive health and how attitudes about female genitals can impact sexuality and sexual health. It also provides workout tips for runners driven indoors by allergies or weather.

Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent of women and 45 percent of men ages 18 to 60. Not only is vibrator use common, but the two studies also show that vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one's sexual health.

Researchers at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction have received a $423,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study barriers to correct condom use.

IU Health & Wellness for May discusses new research that looks at the influence having a sexual partner can have on one's interest in the oppositive sex. Experts in social networks and career counseling offer insights into how to find jobs and stay positive in dark times.

The Kinsey Institute 2009 Juried Art Show, featuring paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, wearable art, metalwork, fiber art and video installations, opens May 29 in the SoFA Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington. The artworks explore themes related to sex, gender, eroticism, reproduction, sexuality, romantic relationships and the human figure.

The Kinsey Institute 2009 Juried Art Show, featuring paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, wearable art, metalwork, fiber art and video installations, opens May 29 in the SoFA Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington. The artworks explore themes related to sex, gender, eroticism, reproduction, sexuality, romantic relationships and the human figure.

Heather Rupp, assistant scientist at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, has received a $423,500 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the mechanisms behind postpartum depression, a condition that can interfere with a new mother's ability to care for her baby.

The Center for Sexual Health Promotion in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has received a $425,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study designed to begin filling important gaps in HIV research involving bisexual men.

While the Kinsey Scale has become a fixture in sexuality textbooks and even popular culture, the rating system and pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey's findings regarding male bisexuality, and cultural influences on male sexuality in general, have largely been overlooked by today's sex researchers, according to an article in the December issue of the Journal of Bisexuality.

Scientists have long known that women's preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles. A new study from Indiana University's Kinsey Institute is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women considered masculinized and feminized male faces and whether the person was a potential sexual partner. The researchers identified regions of the brain that responded more strongly to masculinized faces and demonstrated that differences between masculinized and feminized faces appeared strongest when the women were closer to ovulating.

In the September issue of IU Health & Wellness, Indiana University experts in cognitive development, tennis and adolescent sexuality discuss new research into the cycle of violence, a fun way to improve in tennis and information parents need to play an effective role in their teens' sexuality education.

An Indiana University study found that HIV care providers in rural Indiana report significant stigma and discrimination in the rural medical referral system surrounding issues of HIV and substance abuse. Providers felt that these factors impeded their ability to offer quality care to their patients.

Sexual health expert Michael Reece, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University, discusses research involving sexuality health education in public schools, in light of widespread media coverage of the pregnancy of the teenage daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

IU Health & Wellness for April discusses new research findings from the Kinsey Institute about sexuality differences among men and predicting sexual problems in women. The tip sheet also discusses keys to being a good friend and nutrition advice for people interested in a vegetarian diet.

IU Health & Wellness for March discusses studies about the vascular benefits of exercise for overweight but active men and about the controversial HPV vaccine. It also offers tips for preventing computer vision syndrome and for finding those elusive 30 minutes a day for exercise.

Finding reliable, research based sexual health information when you need it can be a challenging task. The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University has revamped its sexual health information service to make it more interactive and accessible to a college age audience.

To address critical sexual health issues facing citizens across the United States, the Center for Sexual Health Promotion in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation has entered into a unique 3-year agreement with one of the world's leading sexual health products companies, Church & Dwight, maker of Trojan brand condoms. The agreement establishes the IU center as a strategic research, education and consulting partner with Trojan.

Several researchers from Indiana University are participating in Neuroscience 2007, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. This tipsheet includes information about two poster presentations involving researchers from the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at IU Bloomington.

Indiana University is considered a scholarly mecca of sexual health research, yet statewide measures of citizens' sexual health, such as rates of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy, are poor. A sexual health summit at IU Bloomington next week might be the spark necessary to bridge this disconnect.

Sexual health researchers at Indiana University Bloomington plan to dramatically expand the scope of their work through the new Center for Sexual Health Promotion.

Living Well tips for September discuss a new tool for addressing the public health concerns of ill-fitting condoms, a brief and effective treatment for sexual problems that occur after gynecological cancer, and how to set health and wellness goals that really work. Our experts hail from the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation and the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction.

June 12 marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark Loving v. Virginia U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which overturned a ban in Virginia that had prohibited whites from marrying non-whites. The ruling invalidated similar bans in more than a dozen other states. Four Indiana University scholars with expertise in the family, history and law, discuss the continuing impact of the ruling on American society.

Living Well for June discusses the effects of Viagra on the partner, vigorous- v. moderate-intensity physical activity and weight loss, adventure tourism and ways to improve doctor-patient communication.