Dogs: A (Neurotic) Man’s Best Friend

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Dogs may really be man‘s best friend — at least if that can be measured by how often dogs approach their male owners, compared with their female owners. The closest relationships appear to be between neurotic men and their equally anxious male dogs, a new study finds.

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Percentage of men aged 18 to 70 in the U.S., Brazil and Mexico with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, according to a study in the Lancet. The study found that 6% of men will get a new HPV 16 infection each year, the strain that causes cervical cancer in women and other cancers in men. Men [...]

The Science of Women and Cats: The Bond Is Real

The kittehs love us back! A new study demolishes the stereotype of cats as cold, aloof animals that want only food from their owners. The study also reinforces the idea that a special bond exists between females and felines.

Why Are Women More Vulnerable to PTSD than Men?

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Why are some people able to recover from the trauma of a violent attack or combat zone, while others suffer from recurrent flashbacks, episodes of depression and other debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Does Men’s ‘Bond’ with Porn Ruin Them for Real-Life Sex?

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Men’s obsession with Internet porn is affecting their libidos, and making it impossible for real women to satisfy them.

The Crying Game: Women’s Tears Dial Down Testosterone

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Men tend to hate it when women cry — for reasons that they often have difficulty articulating. Now, new research suggests why — men may be biologically primed to react to a woman’s tears. 

“We have oversold the public on the benefits of cancer screening, such that they think a little is good, a lot is better, and there's no downside to it.”

—DR. THERESE BEVERS, medical director of the Cancer Prevention Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, weighing in on the debate over whether or not women in their 40s should have regular mammograms [via CNN]

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Number of PhDs received by Americans in science and engineering in 2009; 13,593 were earned by women, and 947 by African-Americans [via the National Science Foundation]

Study: New Genes Linked to Puberty and Body Weight in Women

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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.

Study: American Women Aren’t Sure What Overweight Looks Like

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Calling Dr. Obvious! American women are confused about what a healthy body is supposed to look like.