Having sex on the mind makes people lie

"Getting people to think about things in a sexual way," or sexual priming, made people in a series of experiments less honest with strangers.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Nov. 4, 2019 ~7 min

Open relationships vary—as do their odds of working

A new study divides open relationships into five types to see which configurations work well. Check out the flowchart.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Oct. 30, 2019 ~7 min


What’s the sex of that skeleton? Check the elbow

The elbow may offer a better way to determine the sex of a skeleton in some populations, researchers report.

Boston University • futurity
Oct. 24, 2019 ~3 min

Men with breast cancer have higher death rate than women

Men account for less than 1% of all breast cancer cases, but their five-year mortality rate is 19% higher than that of women, according to a new study.

Vanderbilt U. • futurity
Oct. 22, 2019 ~3 min

Survey finds bipartisan support for sex ed

"This study validates that most likely voters want comprehensive sex education for middle and high school students."

Maud Alobawone-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 15, 2019 ~3 min

Test for mild cognitive impairment according to sex?

Evaluating mild cognitive impairment, considered a precursor to dementia, by sex could potentially change who gets the diagnosis.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Oct. 14, 2019 ~3 min

Depression circuit works differently in male and female mice

Researchers have identified a stress-activated depression circuit that drives different behavior in male and female mice.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 10, 2019 ~3 min

Our social lives (and sex lives) are key to good health

We need to start thinking about our social lives as an important factor for our overall health, an expert argues in this podcast episode.

U. Chicago • futurity
Aug. 26, 2019 ~1 min


Young women’s reasons for sexting aren’t clear cut

What motivates young people to sext? It's complicated, research finds, especially for young women.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Aug. 15, 2019 ~4 min

Women’s mid-life stress linked to memory decline

New research links chronic mid-life stress, though not trauma, with memory decline in women. That link did not appear for men.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Aug. 7, 2019 ~8 min

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