It’s no secret that women who take a hormonal birth control pill have less interest in sex.
Family & Parenting
‘Love Hormone’ Oxytocin Enhances Men’s Memories of Mom — Good or Bad
Oxytocin has been called the “cuddle chemical” and the “love hormone” — the glue that bonds parents to children and lovers to each other.
5 Ways to Spend Wisely During Holiday Shopping
Black Friday kicks off a season of holiday mega-sales that doesn’t let up until after New Year’s. But while the uptick in shopping may help retailers move into the black, it puts a burden of debt on many consumers: holiday …
Mothers’ Epilepsy Medication May Be O.K. for Breast-Feeding Babies
Breast-feeding is urged on moms from all sides, from doctors to friends, but there are some women who can’t breast-feed for medical reasons. Some medications are incompatible with breast-feeding, too. Consider women with …
The Rich Are Different: More Money, Less Empathy
Looking for empathy and support? You’re more likely to get it from a poor person than you are from a rich one, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
Study: New Genes Linked to Puberty and Body Weight in Women
Scientists have found 30 genes that control the timing of puberty in girls. Many of the newly identified genes also contribute to body weight and metabolism.
Turning Your Phone Off as a Technological Gesture of Affection
As a senior at Parsons The New School for Design, Ingrid Zweifel was hunting around for a thesis project. She knew she wanted to explore how technology has changed the way people interact.
The Scoop on Raising Baby, from Two Mom Docs
Parenting today is nothing like it was a generation ago. In terms of baby gear and safety recommendations, it’s even different than it was a few years ago.
How to Get Your Kid Through the TSA ‘Pat-Down’ With Little Trauma
We’ve seen the videos of screaming young children being subjected to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) aggressive new pat-downs.
Battle of the Bris: A Move to Outlaw Circumcision in San Francisco
To paraphrase Tony Bennett, I left my shmuck in San Francisco. Or, at least the tip of it.
House Calls: A New Pediatric Model?
Inevitably, kids get sick at the most inconvenient times. It’s uncanny how they manage to spike a fever minutes after the pediatrician’s office has closed, or smack in the middle of a holiday weekend. Why don’t doctors make …
Do Kids of Divorce Have Strokes More Often?
Of all the odd and unexpected consequences of divorce — missing kitchen utensils, kids with two sets of everything, a weird sense of sadness yet liberation — this is a new one.
Who Needs Marriage? Men, Apparently
Men, the stereotype goes, are dragged to the altar, fingernails clawing the floor of the church aisle into splinters until the very last step. There may be some truth to that, but once the marriage is underway, the shoe seems to …