Researchers at the University of Zurich show that increased sensitivity in a specific region of the brain contributes to the development of anxiety and depression…
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A DNA test to find your soulmate? We study sex and sexuality—and the idea is ridiculous
The Netflix drama “The One” centers around a geneticist who invents a new matchmaking service. It uses DNA to help people find their romantic and…
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Researchers find link between food insecurity and cardiovascular death risk
Food insecurity is one of the nation’s leading health and nutrition issues—about 13.7 million (10.5 percent) of households in the United States were food insecure…
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What to Do After You Find Out Your Partner Cheated
Finding out a partner has had an affair can rock your world and be an emotionally devastating experience for you and your family. After all,…
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Think you already had COVID-19? New antibody study may find out.
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is starting a study to determine how many Americans have already had COVID-19 without knowing it. The researchers…
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We Tried Both Starbucks Pumpkin Drinks To Find Out Which Is Best
Have you ever experienced palate fatigue before 10 am? I’m used to my tongue getting destroyed by Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at afternoon wine tastings,…
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Researchers find widespread aspirin use despite few benefits, high risks
Medical consensus once supported daily use of low dose aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke in people at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)….
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All I Want is a Mom BFF — Am I Doomed Never to Find One?
When I imagined having children, I first imagined…being able to have them. I mean being able to birth them, bring them home from the hospital, spend time…
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Researchers find widely ‘inconsistent’ use of antibodies in lab experiments
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Center say they have affirmed widespread inconsistencies in the use of a common laboratory procedure called immunohistochemical staining, and…
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Many young women find pleasure in sexually explicit material but it still reinforces gender inequality
Pornography is ubiquitous, highly accessible, and vivid. It is increasingly influential in the sex lives and sexual development of consumers around the world. Public discussion…
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