A study proves those who smiled more in childhood pictures stay married longer.
A recent study published in the journal of Motivation and Emotion dares to say those who smiled more in school yearbook photos (of all things) stand a better chance of marrying and never divorcing.Scientists rounded up a random group of adults, thumbed through their yearbooks and rated the intensity of their grin on a scale from 1-10. Once finished, they quizzed each on their marital status and found those in the top 10% (the 10's) were most likely to be still married, where those in the bottom 10% (the scowlers or Blue Steele Zoolanders) were often divorced. They then asked a group of adults who were all over 65 to submit photos of themselves at around the age 10. Again, 11% of the big cheesers were divorced, in contrast to 31% of the stoic posers or frowners.
The LoveFeed on research into selective memory loss and how this can help you get over your ex.
Ever wish you could erase that bad relationship from your memory? Some day you might be able to do just that. The LoveFeed discusses the scientific research into selective memory loss and how this can help you get over your ex.
The size of a man's income influences his ability to please a woman in bed.
According to an article in the London Times Online, men who make the most money are also excellent at giving women orgasms. Logically, it doesn't seem that a money would make sex better, but scientists seem to think the old cliche of women flocking to well-off men is just as much a hard-wired truism as men flocking to large breasts. We're at all times on the hunt for a mate with the "best genes." It's evolutionary Darwinism.
Erasing bad memories made possible in mice; could forgetting an ex be next?
American and Chinese researchers working together at a neural research facility in Georgia have discovered that flooding the brain of mice with a particular protein vital to learning and memory retention can selectively erase memory. While the mice are in the process of repeating an activity or encountering a toy they've already seen, simultaneously adding a burst of the protein leaves virtually no memory of the instance orobject. All without otherwise harming brain function.
Study says scientists can predict vaginal orgasms by watching you walk.
A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine claims that trained sexologists can tell if a woman has vaginal orgasms; that is, a gal who can come by intercourse not accompanied by clit stimulation--by the way she walks.
Researchers in Belgium observed women walking on the street, half of whom were vaginally orgasmic and half of whom weren't, and the two sex scientists guessed correctly over 80% of the time. The study abstract says that, "the discerning observer may infer women's experience of vaginal orgasm from a gait that comprises fluidity, energy, sensuality, freedom, and absence of both flaccid and locked muscles." We're guessing that Joan Holloway has some pretty awesome vaginal climaxes.
That cheating husband of yours actually may not be heeding the call of his "little brain" and instead heeding the call of his "big" one: Swedish scientists found that heterosexual men with two copies of a gene variant (called an allele) were twice as likely to report marital problems.
Women married to men with one or two copies of the allele also reported being less satisfied in their marriages, especially in regards to the couple's intimacy and ability to connect. The Washington Post calls the study "the first time that science has shown a direct link between a man's genes and his aptitude for monogamy. "
