6 January 2009
Women prefer prestige
Researchers find that women prefer men who are recognized by their peers for their skills and achievements...

23 December 2008
An older dad can handicap a son's social development
A father's age is associated with decreased social abilities in boys, researchers say...

16 December 2008
Low-carb diets causing brain damage?
When women eliminate carbohydrates from their meals, they perform more poorly on memory-based cognition tasks...

9 December 2008
Secondhand smoke triggers fertility problems
Women exposed to second hand smoke, either as adults or children, are much more likely to face fertility problems...

2 December 2008
Eggs in diet cut daughters' breast cancer risk
Consuming choline - a nutrient found in eggs - during pregnancy may significantly lower the risk of breast cancer for a mother's offspring...

25 November 2008
Mom's fatty diet programs fetal brain for obesity
A mother's high-fat diet during pregnancy produces permanent changes in the fetal brain that can lead the infant to overeat and become obese...

18 November 2008
Women's sexual behavior not affected by weight
A woman's weight does not affect her sexual behavior, say researchers who instead found that overweight women are more likely to report having sex than "normal weight" women...

11 November 2008
Sexual problems? Why worry?
Around 40 percent of women report having sexual problems but only 12 percent say that they are a source of significant personal distress...

4 November 2008
Euro researchers zero-in on fibromyalgia zone
Researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions of the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed...

30 October 2008
Money woes behind increase in preterm deliveries?
The stress of being in debt appears to increase risk for preterm delivery...

21 October 2008
Washing hands better than vitamins for cold prevention
Experts say that vitamin C cannot prevent colds and the benefits of dietary supplements are often overestimated...