Hormones and women's memory. Encroachment on animal habitat. Child obesity. Bremelanotide efficacy.

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• Coverage continues of new research from Concordia that finds the menstrual cycle has a bearing on a woman's spatial navigation and problem-solving abilities. The study, published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, was led by Wayne Brake, professor in the Department of Psychology: Chatelaine, Medical Daily, Business Standard, NewsX, RomaniaTV.net (in Romanian), The Economic Times of India, India Today, New Kerala, Hindustan Times, India Live Today, The Indian Express, Mangalorean, IANS Live, NDTV, Can-India, SBS.com (Australia), The Daily Pioneer, The Science Explorer.
• Xombit (in Spanish) reports on a study conducted jointly by Jochen Jaeger, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, and Spain's national museum of natural sciences, of how animals are impacted by the encroachment on the natural environment of road and other infrastructure.
• High Beam Research references a study of severe obesity in children, co-authored by Lisa Kakinami, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and researcher with the PERFORM Centre.
• Psychology professor Jim Pfaus is listed as co-author of an efficacy review of bremelanotide in the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder: PR Newswire.

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