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'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.


sabertoothed cats

Male sabertoothed cats were pussycats compared to macho lions

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Despite their fearsome fangs, male sabertoothed cats may have been less aggressive than many of their feline cousins, says a new study of male-female size differences in extinct big cats.


Teen girls diagnosed with STI more likely to seek treatment for partners after watching video

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study at Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) who watched a short educational video were three times more likely to discuss their condition with their partners ...


82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld (AP)

82 healthy sea turtles hatch at San Diego SeaWorld

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.


Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In new research, UCLA scientists claim that "secondary sexual traits" like coloring may let animals know which species to avoid fighting.


New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

Bye bye 'Hogwarts dinosaur'? New analyses of dinosaur growth may wipe out one-third of species

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Museum of the Rockies have wiped out two species of dome-headed dinosaur, one of them named three years ago - with great ...


Facing your preferences

For gay and straight men, gauging facial attraction appears to operate similarly

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.


New study shows linkage between teen girls' weight and sexual behavior

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of ...


HPV vaccine makes girls more cautious about sex

HPV vaccine makes girls more cautious about sex

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 80% of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a University of Manchester study published in the British Journal of ...


Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV

Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting ...


Halloween sex offender policies questioned

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The rates of non-familial sex crimes against children under the age of 12 are no higher during the Halloween season than at any other times of the year, according to a study published in the September issue of Sexual Abuse: A ...


Researchers question evidence linking overlapping sexual partners and African HIV rates

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Contrary to conventional wisdom, scientific evidence proving that overlapping multiple sexual partners — concurrency — drives the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is actually quite limited, Brown University researchers ...


Regulating emotion after experiencing a sexual assault

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, sugges ...


Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

Internet fuels virtual subculture for sex trade, study finds

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Internet has spawned a virtual subculture of "johns" who share information electronically about prostitution, potentially making them harder to catch, according to a new study co-authored by a Michigan ...


Damaging inflammatory response could hinder spinal cord repair

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The inflammatory response following a spinal cord injury appears to be set up to cause extra tissue damage instead of promoting healing, new research suggests.