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Sex, violence, and hormones

When male robins enter the breeding season, their testosterone level rises. They become aggressive and amorous. Testosterone has remarkably similar effects on men. This conclusion does not sit well with most psychologists. Psychology professors emphasize that whereas men with low testosterone

Yes, Yes, YES! There Is a G-Spot: French Docs

Yes, Virginia, there is a G-spot. That’swhat French docs want the world to know in a reminder that when it comes to sex, don’t ask the British. UK scientists at Kings College recently declared that there was no proof that the female hyper-pleasure center exists. But French physicians

Homosexual or Gay? Defining Homosexuality

Why are people called homosexual or gay, and what does it mean? The terms heterosexual and homosexual are rarely used in everyday speech. More often people use slang words or terms which are abusive. Throughout the last century the terms used to describe gay people and that gay people used to

Diarrhoea vaccine saves lives in developing countries

Vaccinating children in Africa and Mexico against one of the most common causes of diarrhoea – a germ called rotavirus – has been shown to cut cases of diarrhoea and reduce deaths from diarrhoea-related illness in children. Is it now time to add the vaccine to the UK childhood vaccine

Behavior: Too Much Sitting Shortens Lives, Study Suggests

A new study from Australia suggests that couch potatoes live shorter lives. The study followed 8,800 adults ages 25 and older for six and a half years and found that each daily hour of television viewing was associated with an 18 percent increase in deaths from heart disease and an 11 percent

Scientists link flame retardants and reduced human fertility

For the first time, scientists have found evidence that flame retardants ubiquitous in homes and in the environment may be reducing human fertilityWomen exposed to high levels of flame retardants take substantially longer to get pregnant, indicating for the first time that the widespread

Communication Problems in the Brain

ScienceDaily (Jan. 22, 2010) — For brain cells to communicate, the contacts to each other must function. The protein molecule neuroligin-1 plays an important role in this as it stimulates the necessary maturation processes at the contact sites (synapses) of the nerves.   A synaptic

Skins cells turned into brain cells in stem cell breakthrough

  Scientists used just three genes to make the identity switch, which was achieved without an in-between stem cell stage. The breakthrough could “revolutionise the future of human stem cell therapy” for the regeneration of brains, said the researchers. In the past, normal cells have

Sexual healing: My partner wants wilder sex

I am a thirtysomething woman and my female partner is more sexually adventurous than me. She would like me to try all kinds of things, including blindfolding, bondage and spanking. She also likes the idea of sex in public places which terrifies me. I love her, but I enjoy sex best when it is

Living Inspiration (No Arms, No Legs, No Worries)

My name is Nick Vujicic and I give God the Glory for how He has used my testimony to touch thousands of hearts around the world! I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth “defect”. As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and

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