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Nov 30, 2005

Symmetrical People Make Better Dancers

Many people are attracted to hot dancers, and a new study suggests part of the reason is because their bodies are more symmetrical than those of the less coordinated. The researchers found that men judged to be better dancers tended to have a higher degree of body symmetry, a factor...

Oct 31, 2005

Creative Types Have More Sex Partners

Talk about creativity. Professional artists and poets hook up with two or three times as many sex partners as other people, new research indicates. A study of 425 British men and women found the creative types averaged between four and ten partners, while the less creative folks had typically had...

Dec 31, 2004

Sex in High School Involves Long Chains of Relations

A study of sexual and romantic relations at a high school found students connected by long chains, rather than in a tight network with a core group of a promiscuous few. Sharing of partners was rare, but many students were indirectly linked through one partner to another and another. The...

Oct 31, 2006

Social Pressure, Not Health Warnings Influence Sexual Behavior

Young people often decide if they should use a condom by whether they perceive their sexual partners as “clean” or “unclean.” In a study reported today in the journal Lancet, researchers found the factors like this one that influence a young person’s sexual practices are strikingly similar worldwide. Since nearly...

Aug 31, 2006

Women Aroused as Quickly as Men

Night vision is not known for helping anyone get better in the bedroom, but infrared cameras reveal that women become aroused as quickly as men. In previous research, sexual arousal was generally detected with instruments that require genital contact and manipulation. One might argue that can spoil the mood. Thermal...

May 31, 2006

Study Debunks Myth that Sex Hastens Labor

A new study debunks the notion that having sex in the final weeks of pregnancy makes labor start sooner. Researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center studied 93 women in their final three weeks of pregnancy. When all was said and done, those who were sexually active had carried their...

May 31, 2006

Maybe Tonight Honey, I Have a Migraine

Migraines have been linked to sexual desire in new research that could improve understanding of the crippling headaches. In a relatively small study, 68 young men and women were surveyed about recent headaches and sexual desire. Migraine sufferers reported levels of sexual desire 20 percent higher than those suffering from...

May 31, 2006

Smoking and Obesity Curb Sex

For a man addicted to cigarettes and plagued by obesity, which together raise the risk of cancer and diabetes, life might seem a bit grim. At least there's sex. Well, maybe not. In a new study, scientists examined a survey database of 22,086 healthy subjects between the ages of 40...

Apr 30, 2006

Study: Sexual Desire is in Your Genes

Your sexual desire or lack thereof could be in your genes, scientists announced today. The discovery might change how psychologists view sexuality. The researchers found that individual differences in human sexual desire can be attributed to genetic variations. The study is the first to provide data to show that common...

Jul 31, 2007

Senior Sex is Swell, Survey Says

Whatever else aging does, it does not kill the sex drive. Men and women continue to participate in sexual intercourse and masturbation well into their 70s and 80s, according to a study announced today. Considered the first comprehensive national survey of sexuality among older adults in the United States, the...

May 31, 2007

Penis Myths Debunked

When it comes to penises, length matters more to men than to women, according to a new study that reviews more than 60 years of research and debunks numerous sex myths. About 90 percent of women actually prefer a wide penis to a long one, according to two studies included...

May 31, 2007

Have Sex While You Sleep

If you think it’s impossible to have sex while you sleep, think again, according to a new study. There are at least 11 different sex-related sleep disorders, collectively referred to as “sexsomnia” or “sleepsex,” that affect people who are otherwise psychologically healthy—causing them to unknowingly engage in various sexual activities...

Feb 28, 2007

Humans Can See Race and Sex Even in Simple Outlines

Adult minds are so keen at spotting race, gender and age that we can correctly guess those features from nothing more than a black-and-white silhouette, new experiments show. It's surprising how much information the silhouette provides, said Stanford University cognitive psychologist Nicolas Davidenko, who led the study. We rarely have...

Sep 30, 2008

Premature Ejaculation: It's Not in Your Head

Guys, if you're trying to lay blame for your pitiful mid-life crisis, some good news: Scientists have found that premature ejaculation is not all in your head. In fact, the propensity is genetically determined. Neuropsychiatrist Marcel Waldinger and pharmacological researcher Paddy Janssen at Utrecht University studied 89 Dutch men who...

Aug 31, 2008

Boss' Gender Can Affect Workers' Stress

Bosses in general can be a pain in the … well, you know, but a new study finds that your boss’ gender can affect just how much pain he or she seems to inflict. Researchers at the University of Toronto used data from a 2005 national telephone survey of working...