Psychology & Psychiatry

The big 'O': What shapes a woman's pursuit of pleasure?

Women who believe a sexual encounter with a male partner will be brief pursue orgasms less on average than those who believe they have more time, according to a Rutgers-led study. The same applies to a woman who believes ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Q&A: The role of attraction in our partner preferences

Research Associate Meike Scheller, from Durham University's Psychology Department, tells us about her research into the diverse types and levels of attraction that drive our partner choices, and what we can learn from other ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

The making of an incel

Incels are men—primarily cisgender and heterosexual—who believe they are unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, despite wanting one. They blame their lack of relationships on women and women's sexual, social and ...

Oncology & Cancer

Preventing cervical cancer

Silent but deadly. These are words often used to describe cervical cancer—a slow-growing disease that rarely causes symptoms in its early stages.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Is your partner a man-child? No wonder you don't feel like sex

A man sits on the couch, watching TV. His partner, a woman, prepares dinner, while mentally ticking off her to-do list. That includes returning her partner's shirts she'd ordered online for him last week, and booking a GP ...

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