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Man
hideA man is a male human. The term man (irregular plural: men) is used for an adult human male, while the term boy is the usual term for a human male child or adolescent human male. However, man is sometimes used to refer to humanity as a whole. Sometimes it is also used to identify a male human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Men's rights".
The term "manhood" is used to refer to the various qualities and characteristics attributed to men such as strength and male sexuality.
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News tagged with men
Myth about 'dirty old men' supported by science
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Middle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400 lonely hearts ads to see how men and women ...
Surprisingly, Female Models Have Negative Effect on Men
Nov 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many studies have shown that media images of female models have had a negative impact on how woman view their own bodies, but does this same effect hold true when men view male models? A leading researcher ...
Women end up less happy than men
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ...
DNA could reveal your surname
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Oct 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the world-leading Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester – where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys- are developing ...
Study: Men Losing Their Minds Over Women
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that men go ga-ga over pretty women. They simply lose their minds (while women keep theirs).
Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation
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Jul 15, 2008 |
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Temptation may be everywhere, but it's how the different sexes react to flirtation that determines the effect it will have on their relationships. In a new study, psychologists determined men tend to look at their partners ...
Red wine decreases the risk of lung cancer
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention¸ a journal of the American Association for Ca ...
Boy or girl? It's in the father's genes
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Newcastle University study involving thousands of families is helping prospective parents work out whether they are likely to have sons or daughters.
Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers.
Sex hormones link to heart risk
Sep 01, 2008 |
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Men are more prone to – and likely to die of - heart disease compared with women of a similar age – and sex hormones are to blame, according to a new University of Leicester led study.
Causes for Sexual Dysfunction Change as People Age: Earlier experiences with multiple partners and STDs take their toll
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated, ...
Northerners' hands up to 3 times dirtier than those living in the South
Oct 15, 2008 |
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The further north you go, the more likely you are to have faecal bacteria on your hands, especially if you are a man, according to a preliminary study conducted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Why Men Rank Higher than Women at Chess (It's Not Biological)
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in the world. Because chess is ...
Women may not be so picky after all about choosing a mate
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research from Northwestern University.
Positive thinking is prescription for the heart
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for ...
