A new disease has been found by English scientists. It’s called athletic neurosis. One suffering from athletic neurosis is obsessed about permanently improving their own body. According to the scientists, such a comorbid aspiration for the ideal is due to glossy magazines demonstrating fit and brawny men and women. As a result there are more and more people finding their own bodies imperfect. Such people finding themselves ugly or unattractive spend hours at gyms trying to achieve the ideal body, but they never become how they want to be. Full story

An international study has revealed very surprising results: height is one of the factors influencing how jealous the person is in a relationship. It has been found, that the shorter one is, the more jealous lover they are. The study was conducted by researchers from the Universities of Groningen and Valencia and involved 549 men and women from the Netherlands and Spain. They were asked to rate how jealous they felt and to list the qualities of a potential rival, which would make them feel jealous. Full story

Norwegian scientists have conducted a study on the interconnection of the weight and duration of life. It has occurred, that in 90 percent of cases too little weight and a too thin figure reduce the duration of life by 9 years, while excess weight and obesity reduce life by only 4 years. Obese ... Full story

A recent study has found, that the best sex should last 7 to 13 minutes. Researchers have interviewed a large number of men and women about the ideal duration of sexual intercourse. The following data were obtained during the study published at “Journal of Sexual Medicine”. It occurs, that sex lasting less than 3 minutes is considered as too short, while more than 13 minutes of sex are regarded to as too long. Full story

The more expensive the drug, the more effective it is, claim scientists from Duke University, U.S. Besides, this is connected not so much with the good quality of expensive drugs, as with the psychological mood of the patients thinking, that expensive medicines will cure them without fail. Such placebo effect appeared during an interesting experiment. Full story

Today is a special day for all women. 8 March is International Women’s Day. Though it’s celebrated primarily in the countries of former Soviet Union, it’s a big day for women all over the world. Full story

Aromatherapy has become quite popular among lots of people. In aromatherapy, lemon is referred to as an antidepressant, and basil is said to relieve headaches. The idea that scents can be used medicinally is going over with a bang. Researchers at the Ohio State University have recently conducted a study of the impact of aromatherapy on health and mood. The results may surprise you. Full story

A recent Dutch research has shown, how important sleep actually is. The scientists have analyzed the data on sleep and feeding preferences of 180 Netherlands residents. It has occurred, that people suffering from insomnia at night and then feel sleepy during the whole day are more prone to overeating. Because of the permanent tiredness insomnia sufferers are chronically stressed. It makes them eat high-calorie foods trying to cope with stress. Besides, chronic sleep loss causes the alteration of metabolic function, which also contributes to obesity. It also Full story

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicates in the annual report, that 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the US in 2007. The cost of all of them is roughly $13.2 billion. According to the report, since 1997 surgical procedures have increased by 114%, while nonsurgical procedures rose by 754%. 18% of the procedures performed in 2007 were surgical. Full story

A new device silicone womb is being currently tested in Great Britain. It’s going to make in-vitro fertilization much more effective, than it has been before. The goal of the silicone womb is to develop stronger, more resilient embryos for eventual pregnancy. The silicone womb holds test-tube embryos, which are currently developed in an incubator, inside the womb to expose them to more natural conditions. It allows them to be implanted inside the mother for up to four days. During this time they are exposed to the uterus through 360 holes each around 40-micron across. Full story

The organism of an average woman using makeup and cosmetics actively absorbs about 5 pounds of various chemicals a year, Massachusetts University researchers claim. Some of the compounds present in makeup might even have side effects, starting with skin irritation to cancer. Full story

Last night was a special night. The 80th Academy Awards ceremony was held on Sunday, February 24, 2008. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2008 were again presented at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center. It was hosted by Comedy Central’s The Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Full story

The mysterious G-spot, or Graefenberg Spot, responsible for female orgasm has been searched for since the 80th. Many sexologists still call in question the existence of this source of female sexual satisfaction, others claim, that stimulating this zone triggers powerful vaginal orgasms. By means of vaginal ultrasound scientists from the University of L'Aquila in Italy have discovered, that some women have a thicker muscular wall in a particular zone of the vagina, and exactly these women achieve especially strong orgasms. Full story

Greek scientists have proved, that siesta protects from cardiovascular diseases. They have found, that 30 minutes of sleep during the daytime at least three times a week reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by 37%. The positive effect of siesta is associated with the reduction of the ... Full story

Researchers at National Autonomous University of Mexico claim, that every infatuation lasts no more than four years. According to the scientists, infatuation which resembles temporary madness is caused by the activation of specific chemical compounds in the brain. Even the deepest love will not be there anymore, when the “reserve” of these compounds runs out (in 4 years at most). Then passionate love becomes just emotional addiction or sexual dependence. Full story

Researchers at Purdue University’s Ingestive Behavior Research Center have compared the way artificial sweeteners (saccharin) and sugar effect health. Sugar substitutes are much sweeter than natural table sugar, but have practically no calories compared to 15 calories/teaspoon contained in the latter. Nonetheless, experimental mice, who ate yoghurt sweetened with zero-calorie saccharin, consumed later more calories and, as a result, gained more weight and fat than those mice, who ate yoghurt with glucose (simple sugar). Full story

Dear beauties, I wish you to be happy with the one you love and to be loved on this day and every day of your life. Plunge into love and never be alone on this wonderful holiday. Happy Valentine’s Day! Full story

I want to share with you a perfect gift idea for women. Whether you are a woman looking for a present for your best friend or a man who needs a romantic Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend or wife – DKNY Be Delicious Shine fragrance is what you need. This is my new passion. It was a gift for myself, a very pleasant one. I wear it even when I say at home the whole day, because I love it! Full story

There are many symbolic devices sold on Valentine’s Day eve. Newman, a Chinese company, have produced a new MP3 player designed like two kissing, which together are shaped as a cute red heart. Isn’t it nice! I find it a very cool gift. This heart-shaped Newman mp3 player uses an Ali M5667 chipset, has touch-keys, comes with 1 GB memory each and supports MP3 and WMA formats. It costs $55 for Full story

As for me, there is nothing like my mobile phone as an alarm clock. And it has been so for many years. Lots of people use their mobile phones not to oversleep. You can easily change melodies and put it somewhere far from bed to be sure to wake up and not just to turn it off and go on sleeping. It’s practical, but there is another, better way to wake up, claims the “Hasbro” Company - their new Room Tech Clock. Full story