News tagged with sexual life

Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women

While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of 'normal' weight, black women report a higher quality of life than white women of the same weight. In addition, black women ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Health care of transsexual persons causes unnecessary suffering

In 1972, Sweden became the first country in the world to legislate healthcare for transsexualism within the state-financed healthcare system. In an international perspective, this was considered to be radical. It was expected ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The new old age -- today's pensioners are very different to yesterday's

Old people today have more sex, are more likely to be divorced, are cleverer and feel better, reveals a long-term research project comparing what it is like to be old today with 30 years ago. "It's time to start talking about ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coevolution not healthy for the female sea monkey

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study titled Male-Female Coevolution in the Wild: Evidence from a Time Series in Artemia Franciscana and published in Evolution, evolutionary ecologist Nicolas Rode from the Cent ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast report

'Controlling' partners suffer more conflict with sexual desire

People who feel secure in in their relationship with their partner have a more satisfactory sex life and are more able to be sensitive in the affection they give. However, people who are insecure, who tend towards anxiety ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?

Contrary to earlier reports, a new study finds that stress does not appear to increase a person's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The research is published in the May 31, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Crickets that live fast die young

Male crickets advertise their attractiveness with a loud and clear call to females. Calling effort has been linked to more mating success, but what are the hidden costs of showing off?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Obese men and women report less satisfying sex life

(Medical Xpress) -- Obese men and women seeking weight-loss treatment report significantly less satisfaction with their sex life than the general population, and women report even lower satisfaction than men, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Loch fossils show life harnessed sun and sex early on

Remote lochs along the west coast of Scotland are turning up new evidence about the origins of life on land.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Spicing' up your love life possible, study finds

Looking to spice up your sex life? Try adding ginseng and saffron to your diet. Both are proven performance boosters, according to a new scientific review of natural aphrodisiacs conducted by University of Guelph researchers.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strong link found between victimization, substance abuse

A strong link between victimization experiences and substance abuse has been discovered by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often find themselves victim ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ticking biological clock increases women's libido, new research shows

As more women wait until their 30s and 40s to have children, they are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years, according to new research by psychologists ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Life is shorter for men, but sexually active life expectancy is longer

At age 55, men can expect another 15 years of sexual activity, but women that age should expect less than 11 years, according to a study by University of Chicago researchers published early online March 10 by the British Me ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hardness is the way to happiness: sex survey

Men's confidence in their erections varies widely across Europe with Spanish men most worried and Germans the happiest, a survey for the makers of Viagra showed on Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1