Researchers have found that ovulating women have evolved to prefer mates who display sexy traits – such as a masculine body type and facial features, dominant behavior and certain scents – but not traits typically desired in long-term mates. UCLA researchers analyzed dozens of published and unpublished studies on how women’s preferences for mates change throughout the menstrual cycle.
A 9-year-old girl, who loves to read, has finished reading 364 books in just seven months.
Faith Jackson from Ashley, Cheshire, who has shunned TV and computer games, prefers to indulge in a Roald Dahl or Harry Potter book, the Daily Express reported.
The 9-year-old girl, who gained her passion for after being encouraged to read more by her primary school teacher two years ago, has also been awarded a certificate of achievement by Cressida Cowell, author of ‘ How To Train Your Dragon ‘.
It’s often said that if one wants to keep the peace in their marriage, it’s better to remain happy, than right. In other words keep mum.
However, researchers in New Zealand asked a husband to agree with everything the wife said, without her knowing of this beforehand and both had to score their daily quality of life on a scale of 1-10.
The experiment ended after 12 days when the wife became hostile at her husband for everything that he said or did, as the husband’s quality of life score dove from 7 to 3, the Huffington Post reported.
There exist many anti-ageing beauty treatments that can range from the very basic to the bizarre.
Manhattan’s Shizuka New York Day Spa specializes in the Nightingale facial in which bird droppings, which removes dead cells, are slathered onto a client’s face to give a youthful appearance.
In an attempt to make her friends realise that cancer does not discriminate between gender, race, or age, an Australian woman took to her Facebook account and posted very graphic pictures of herself that showed her breast cancer surgery scars.
But, Beth Whaanga’s efforts were wasted on more than 100 people who found the snaps offensive and removed her from their friend list, the Independent reported.
Moms-to-be note! Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy may be as harmful as second hand smoking, a new study has warned.
Breathing the air outside the homes may be just as toxic to pregnant women – if not more so – as breathing in cigarette smoke, increasing a mom-to-be’s risk of developing complications such as preeclampsia, according to the findings by University of Florida.
A new study has found that breathing in harmful toxics during pregnancy increases risk of hypertension in women and may result in deadly complications like preeclampsia.
Researchers at the University of Florida compared birth data with Environmental Protection Agency estimates of air pollution, finding that heavy exposure to four air pollutants led to a significantly increased risk for developing a high blood pressure disorder during pregnancy.
In an attempt to teach her unfaithful former boyfriend a lesson, a woman, from London, used a scalpel and tweezers to remove a tattoo of his name from her skin and then sent the flesh to him through the post.
Torz Reynolds cut out the phrase ‘Chopper’s B****’ and then tied it up in a ribbon and posted it to Stuart Chopper, Metro.co.uk reported.
The 26-year-old woman told another UK publication that posting the tattoo to Chopper sent a clear message and now he knows never to mess with her again.
Hillary Clinton has advised women to “grow thick skin like a rhinoceros ” if they are public figures.
During an appearance at NYU, former US Secretary of State said that when one looks at the challenges of being a change-maker and being willing to buck the establishment, it’s important to learn how to take criticism seriously but not personally, the Politico reported.
To do that you have to be willing to hear what others who are your critics are saying and to evaluate where they are coming from, she added. (ANI)
A new study has revealed that when it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population.
Researchers are exploring the role of age on the happiness that people receive from both the ordinary and the extraordinary experiences in our lives.
Authors Amit Bhattacharjee (Dartmouth College) and Cassie Mogilner (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania), said that they examine how age—and the perceived amount of time left in life – impacts the happiness people enjoy from both extraordinary and ordinary life experiences.
The height of your partner really does matter in a relationship – at least for women, researchers have claimed.
Nearly half of women prefer taller men to make them feel more feminine and protected, researchers said.
According to the research from Rice University and the University of North Texas, the height of a potential partner matters more to women than to men, and mostly for femininity and protection.
A new study has revealed that young women, who have been smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for a decade, are at higher risk of most common type of breast cancer.
According to the researchers, young women who are current or recent smokers and had been smoking a pack a day for at least 10 years, had a 60 percent increased risk of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.
However, it was found that smoking had no link to a woman’s risk of triple-negative breast cancer.
A new study has found that women struggle more than men when it comes to problems related to urination, including incontinence and having to get up to urinate at night-time.
The FINNO Study is an ongoing questionnaire survey conducted right across Finland. A random sample of 6,000 adults identified from the Finnish Population Register, were contacted with a questionnaire asking about all the most common urinary complaints.
The researchers received a total of 3,727 replies and slightly more than half of the respondents were female.
Young women who smoke have a significantly higher risk of developing most common type of breast cancer, a study shows.
The majority of recent studies evaluating the relationship between smoking and breast cancer risk among young women have found that smoking is linked with an increased risk.
The present study, published in the online journal Cancer, evaluates the risks according to different subtypes of breast cancer.
The male child may be more vulnerable to brain disorders due to the immune system ‘overdrive’ in pregnant women than the female child — and the impact may be life long, a new study shows.
The hippocampus – part of the brain responsible for memory and spatial navigation – was found smaller over the long term in male offspring exposed to the overactive immune system in the womb, said researchers.
In research conducted on male mice, scientists found that the males also had fewer nerve cells in their brains and their brains contained a type of immune cell that should not be present there.
A new study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent. Further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made.
A single mum has published a book called ‘50 Shades Of Mel and Barry’ describing about her X-rated escapades with her “chav” partner.
Mel Dutton had caused a storm with her ‘50 Shades Of Chav’ online posts but the raunchy stories have now turned into a book, the Daily Star reported. The 37-year-old woman was inspired to write by seeing the success of the book ’50 Shades of Grey’ by E.L.James.
Women who go for Uterine Surgery have a better alternative now: Uterine Fibroid Embolization. Uterine fibroids among women are quite common. Non-cancerous, benign, masses of muscular tissue develop within the walls of the uterus.
In an attempt to help women all over the world love their body instead of being ashamed of it, an overweight woman from the US has started posting videos of herself dancing on YouTube.
The videos, which are a part of Whitney Thore’s ‘No Body Shame Campaign’, have gone viral and people are supporting her full on, ABC News reported.
American experts have issued ‘how to prevent a stroke guidelines’ for women, based on risks that are unique to them, and have also listed scientifically-based recommendations for its treatment.
The stroke prevention guidelines for women have been released with the help of an expert at the University of Alabama.
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death among Americans and 60 percent of strokes occur in women, according to the American Stroke Association, reports Science Daily.
Spring’s biggest trend is laid back, fuss free mermaid waves, which are just perfect for lazy girls.
Rod Anker, Director of Monsoon Salon and Spa said that the hot trend that is set to still be here in 2014 is Mermaid waves.
To get the look, one needs to first wash and condition the hair, placing small amount of product for hold and then section the hair into four equal sections vertically.
The next step is to braid it and tie each braid before going to sleep, only to wake up with the perfect mermaid waves . (ANI)
A new study has revealed that women who survive stroke have a worse quality of life than men. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center compared the quality of life in men and women who had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
A new study has revealed that women who survive stroke have a worse quality of life than men.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center compared the quality of life in men and women who had a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA).
A total of 1,370 patients ages 56 to 77 from the AVAIL registry – a national, multicenter, longitudinal registry of ischemic stroke and TIA patients – were included in the study.
Two extremely young girls have found the recipe for a perfect man. Six-year-old Blaire is absolutely boy crazy and likes to think of Justin Bieber as her future boyfriend, while nine-year-old Brooke reckons that Blaire should aim for someone who is better than the singer and not always getting into trouble.
Both of them have come up with 30 essential ingredients of the ideal boyfriend, which includes the guys to like one’s parents, but they can’t live with them, the Huffington Post reported.