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Sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy
Many women are concerned that hysterectomy may affect their sexual attractiveness, but a study in this week's BMJ finds that sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy. Researchers in the Netherlands compared the effects of three types of hysterectomy (vaginal, subtotal abdominal, and total abdominal hysterectomy) on the sexual wellbeing of 413... view more... (2003-10-01)
What Influences Your Choice Of Valentine?
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered why people are attracted to certain facial types when in pursuit of romance. view more (2005-02-10)
Choosing a mate: what we really want
While humans may pride themselves on being highly evolved, most still behave like the stereotypical Neanderthals when it comes to choosing a mate, according to research by Indiana University cognitive scientist Peter Todd. view more (2007-09-04)
Peer victimization in middle and high school predicts sexual behavior among adolescents
Peer victimization during middle and high school may be an important indicator of an individual's sexual behavior later in life. These are the findings of Binghamton University researchers Andrew C. Gallup, Daniel T. O'Brien and David Sloan Wilson, and University at Albany researcher Daniel D. White. view more (2009-02-17)
Rethinking what men and women want in a partner
When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that's what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, the widely accepted notion permeates popular culture today. view more (2008-02-14)
Plastic and reconstructive surgery ... in brief
New web-based research has quantified the attractiveness of the female form. Using morphing software, German researchers manipulated the features of one woman into 243 variations with differing leg lengths, weights, bust sizes, and hip and waist widths. view more (2009-02-27)
Rutgers researchers scientifically link dancing ability to mate quality
Dance has long been recognized as a signal of courtship in many animal species, including humans. Better dancers presumably attract more mates, or a more desirable mate. view more (2005-12-22)
Remembrance of things past influences how female field crickets select mates
UC Riverside biologists researching the behavior of field crickets have found for the first time that female crickets remember attractive males based on the latter's song, and use this information when choosing mates. view more (2009-04-22)
High-school girls who consider themselves attractive are more likely to be targets for bullying
University of Alberta Educational Psychology PhD student Lindsey Leenaars has completed a study that assessed what types of high school students are being indirectly victimized. view more (2008-05-23)
University of Hawaii at Manoa professor co-authors article about weight and relationships
Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships." view more (2009-06-23)
Deep-voiced men get the girls
Women prefer men with deep voices, research from Northumbria University has discovered. view more (2005-03-14)
Psychological Study Reveals That Red Enhances Men
A groundbreaking study by two University of Rochester psychologists to be published online Oct. 28 by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology adds color-literally and figuratively-to the age-old question of what attracts men to women. view more (2008-10-28)
Natural born repellents
Are you a mosquito magnet? If you are, it's not your sweet smelling blood that attracts them, scientists say - you simply lack a chemical that some humans produce that masks your attractiveness to bugs, tricking them into thinking that you are not a suitable host. "For the first time, we can identify exactly which chemicals the insects... view more... (2004-03-26)
Avoid coupon redeemers: Their stigma is contagious (unless they're attractive)
Less than 2 percent of Americans use coupons, likely because of fear of being viewed as cheap or poor. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research demonstrates that not only do coupon users face stigmatization; people who stand near them do too. view more (2008-09-16)
Mosquitoes are more attracted to individuals infected with malaria
Malaria remains a devastating problem in Africa and understanding the factors affecting its transmission remains a crucial part of the effort to combat the disease. view more (2005-08-09)
PE improves self-esteem in schoolchildren
Children at specialist sports colleges may develop significantly higher physical self-esteem compared to those at traditional state schools, according to a new report. The Northumbria University study has revealed that after just one academic year, sports college pupils' confidence had grown about their sporting ability, their physical strength... view more... (2004-06-10)
Sir Peter Williams to be First Engineering and Technology Board Chairman
The first chairman of the UK's new Engineering and Technology Board is to be Sir Peter Williams, currently Master of St Catherine's College Oxford, Chairman of The National Museum of Science and Industry, and director of GKN plc, President of the Institute of Physics, and former Chairman of Oxford Instruments plc. The ETB, which starts work... view more... (2001-11-01)
Risk, anger and beauty in the eye of the beholder
Risk taking rock climbers, people who worry and perception of beauty in others are some of the topics covered in more than 40 poster presentations of research being presented at the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference at the University of Manchester today, Thursday 31 March 2005. view more (2005-03-21)
Disney elevates heterosexuality to powerful, magical heights
In the world of Disney, falling in heterosexual love can break a spell, save Christmas, change laws, stop wars and even, in the case of The Little Mermaid, cause an individual to give up her personal identity. view more (2009-06-23)
More market less poverty, but also more sustainable land use?
During empirical research in Benin, Dutch-sponsored researcher Esa√Ře Gandonou demonstrated that farmers in underdeveloped parts of developing countries make little extra effort to control soil erosion if the market to which they sell their products becomes more accessible. view more (2006-02-16)
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