News tagged with women
Study finds men most attractive with heavy-stubble
(Medical Xpress)—A research team from the Evolution and Ecology Research Centre at the University of New South Wales has found that women find men most attractive when they have approximately ten days of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Penis size does matter to women, researchers say in PNAS study (w/ Video)
The eternal question of whether penis size matters to women has been probed by a team of international scientists who reported on Monday that yes, ladies do find larger men more attractive.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Studies show women find men more attractive if they hold a guitar
(Medical Xpress)—Two independent studies have found that women find men more attractive if they are holding a guitar. The first one, conducted by researchers in France was based on a young man asking strangers ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 08, 2013 |
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New research discoveries shed light on common STI
Research led by David H. Martin, MD, Professor and Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that a common sexually transmitted infection-causing parasite "cultivates" bacteria beneficial ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Mum and dad equally good at recognising baby's cry, study finds
French researchers on Tuesday dealt a blow to folklore that says mothers are better than fathers in recognising their baby's cry.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Paedophiles identified accurately with implicit association tasks
A combination of two tasks for implied sexual associations has distinguished – with more than 90 per cent certainty – a group of paedophilic men from a group of men with a sexual preference for adult ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 25, 2013 |
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In sales, confidence and charisma may not seal the deal
Think of a stereotypical salesperson and you're likely to conjure up someone who's extraverted, gregarious, and assertive. But a new study reveals that "ambiverts," people who are neither introverted nor extraverted but who ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Bacteria may contribute to premature births, STDs
(Medical Xpress)—New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis points to a common species of bacteria as an important contributor to bacterial vaginosis, a condition linked to preterm ...
Medical research
Apr 23, 2013 |
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Key find for early bladder cancer treatment
Aggressive forms of bladder cancer involve the protein PODXL – a discovery that could hold the key to improved treatment, according to researchers at Lund University, Uppsala University and KTH in Sweden.
Cancer
May 23, 2013 |
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Completing a dangerous cycle: The downward spiral of obesity
(Medical Xpress)—Physical activity and its relation to obesity has been studied for decades by researchers; however, almost no one has studied the reverse – obesity's effect on physical activity.
Overweight and Obesity
Mar 28, 2013 |
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In times of danger people follow the dominant leader: Gaze following provides insight into the evolution of leadership
In the background of evolution, gaze following is one of the oldest manifestations of leadership. Three-month-old babies, for example, already follow the eye movements of their parents. Psychologists at VU ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2013 |
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'Healthier hormones' through diet and exercise
Weight loss—by dietary changes alone or combined with physical exercise—has a positive impact on the production of adipose tissue hormones: Adipose tissue produces less leptin but, instead, more adiponectin, which counteracts ...
Health
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Menstruation the forgotten development issue, UN body says
Aid agencies and governments must tackle the taboos surrounding menstruation as sidelining the issue undermines the quality of life of women and girls, chiefly in poor nations, a UN body said Wednesday.
Health
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Petroleum jelly tied to vaginal infection risk in study
(HealthDay)—Women who use petroleum jelly vaginally may put themselves at risk of a common infection called bacterial vaginosis, a small study suggests.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Folic acid lowers risk of autism, study finds
Women who take a vitamin B9 supplement (folic acid) during the beginning weeks of their pregnancy can cut the risk of having a child with autism in half. But the supplement has no effect if it is started ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Woman
A woman (irregular plural: women) is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights".
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