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Eye-tracking technology noted which part of the women's bodies men were looking at when they were shown the images. (Photo: Pixabay)

Alcohol makes men more likely to objectify women: study

This may inform primary prevention programs to reduce the continuum of sexual violence that women disproportionately experience.

24 Dec 2017 12:48 PM

Social network size and participation in social activities may eventually be used as indicators of diabetes risk. (Photo: Pixabay)

Socialising may lower diabetes risk: study

The researchers also found that in men, living alone was associated with 94 per cent higher odds of type 2 diabetes.

19 Dec 2017 6:06 PM

When men speak up with ideas on how to change their team for the better they gain the respect of their teammates. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women get less credit than men in workplace: study

When women speak up with ideas on how to change the team for the better, they aren't given any more respect than women who do not speak.

16 Dec 2017 2:31 PM

Women can add infertility to the long list of health reasons to get help when they can’t fall or stay asleep. (Photo: AFP)

Sleep problems tied to female infertility

Risk increases with age, smoking, drinking, stress, unhealthy diet, too much exercise, being obese or having STDs.

16 Dec 2017 8:36 AM

The study further revealed that those exposed to the highest levels of MF radiation are 48 percent more likely to lose their baby than women exposed to the lowest amounts. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wi-fi, cellphones ups risk of pregnant women miscarrying by 50%, says study

Magnetic field radiation puts a stress on the body leading to genetic damage that can cause pregnant women to miscarry.

15 Dec 2017 10:28 AM

The man had been hitchhiking in Polokwane, Limpopo province when he was picked up by two middle-aged women who offered him a lift. (Photo: Pixabay)

Two middle-aged women rape male hitchhiker raped at gunpoint

Duo sexually abuse man after forcing him to drink mystery substance after picking him up in South Africa.

14 Dec 2017 12:59 PM

The rated strength of a male body accounts for a full 70 per cent of the variance in attractiveness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Strong upper body key to mens bodily attractiveness: study

strong upper body, wide shoulders, being physically fit and having greater hand-grip strength make men attractive to women.

14 Dec 2017 12:51 PM

A woman working at a restaurant says her boss did nothing when two dishwashers kept making vulgar comments. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexual misconduct often part of the job in hospitality work

Hospitality industry workers are routinely subjected to sexual abuse and harassment that are largely unchecked.

11 Dec 2017 12:27 PM

Study found women who used the acupressure app reported significantly less menstrual pain than women who didn’t, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Acupressure app may help ease menstrual cramp pain, says study

Young women who already use phones for various tasks, may consider app that teaches them how to use pressure points to ease menstrual pain.

11 Dec 2017 7:55 AM

Women who used the acupressure app reported significantly less menstrual pain than women who didn’t. (Photo: Pixabay)

Acupressure app may help ease menstrual cramp pain

Women with menstrual pain already practice self-management, an app for acupressure can be easily added.

09 Dec 2017 1:53 PM

While the number of women Nobel laureates has risen in recent decades -- from just four between 1901, the first year of the prizes, and 1920 to 19 between 2001 and 2017 -- the 48 women crowned over the years represent just five percent of the 896 people honoured. (Photo: AP)

Women still a minority at the Nobels

Analysis finds that women are scarce in Nobel Prize annals.

08 Dec 2017 12:37 PM

Dramatic reality TV shows lead women to be more fearful of what vaginal delivery might do to their sexuality. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women get mixed messages about sexuality after childbirth

Popular TV shows tend to portray vaginal births as negative and C-sections as positive.

06 Dec 2017 3:31 PM

Obese pregnant women can do a lot to minimize the odds of having an unusually large baby and the birth complications that can follow. (Photo: Pixabay)

Fetuses grow differently in obese women

Maternal obesity has long been linked to an increased risk of pregnancy complications for mothers and infants.

05 Dec 2017 11:43 AM

The class was launched in the city of Fushun by the Fushun Traditional Cultural Research Association (Photo: AFP)

Regressive morality lessons for women stopped by Chinese authorities

The teacher also said that "women should not strive to move upwards in society, but should always remain at the bottom level".

04 Dec 2017 7:39 PM

The bones strengths of modern women were compared to those of women from early Neolithic agricultural eras (Photo: AFP)

Prehistoric women were stronger than athletes of today

The findings suggest a "hidden history" of gruelling manual labour performed by women that stretched across millennia.

30 Nov 2017 8:03 PM

Researchers found that testosterone hindered an immune cell linked to asthma symptoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women more vulnerable to asthma than men: study

Sex hormones are not the only mechanism but, rather, one of many mechanisms that could be regulating airway inflammation.

29 Nov 2017 3:38 PM

Sexual victimisation of women by men is a growing societal concern that is present in all environments of day- to-day life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Some men confuse sexual interest with consent: study

The study's findings highlight the utility of risk reduction programs that empower women to assertively communicate their sexual desires.

28 Nov 2017 7:44 PM

Domestic violence turns women off masculine men: Study

Women who are afraid of violence within partnerships prefer to date less masculine men, researchers say.

26 Nov 2017 8:00 PM

Travel clinics typically specialize in providing advice, immunizations and preventive medications that are needed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pregnant and breastfeeding women travelers underprotected from disease

Pregnant, breastfeeding women who travel to places with high risk of diseases like malaria and yellow fever are less likely to be protected.

25 Nov 2017 3:53 PM

Men with the most desirable personality profiles were rated more favourably than their counterparts only when they were also at least moderately attractive. (Representational Image)

Men who are not handsome not seen as potential dating material, says study

According to researchers physical attractiveness strongly influenced how women and their mothers saw the target men.

25 Nov 2017 7:59 AM

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