News tagged with sexual response

Model shows why males have lower immunity to disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK have for the first time incorporated sexual reproduction in a mathematical model of the evolution of defense against disease, and found the popular myth ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

New research confirms semen allergy in some men

Some poor men are apparently allergic to their own semen, developing a mysterious flulike illness after they have an ejaculation, Dutch researchers reported Monday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 3

Parasite uses the power of sexual attraction to trick rats into becoming cat food

(PhysOrg.com) -- Could it be love? Rats infected with the parasite Toxoplasma seem to lose their fear of cats – or at least cat urine. Now Stanford researchers have discovered that the brains of those ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Emotions an overlooked key to whistle-blowing, study says

A gut-level connection with workers may be the key to encouraging whistle-blowing that could chip away at an estimated $652 billion lost to fraud annually by U.S. businesses, an ongoing University of Illinois study suggests.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

After years of research, drug for 'female sexual dysfunction' remains elusive

The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Damaging inflammatory response could hinder spinal cord repair

(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.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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

Regulating emotion after experiencing a sexual assault

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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

Faithful mothers have healthier babies

Faculty of 1000 reviewers examine a study from New Zealand on whether prolonged exposure to the father's semen protects new mothers against pre-eclampsia and having an undersized baby.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Thumbs down for new testosterone patch to boost women's sex drive

A new testosterone patch, designed to pep up a woman's flagging sex drive after womb and ovary removal, may not work, and its long term safety is not proven, says Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).

Medicine & Health / Other

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