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Opinion: There Really Is Chemistry Between Us
By not in system - AOL NewsA fascinating new study just published in Science magazine reveals that a chemical in women's tears decreases men's sexual arousal. Tears, it turns out, are a type of "chemo-signal." The study is interesting in and of itself, but also raises questions about the way we increasingly interact with one another. Here's what the researchers did in Phase 1: They collected the tears shed by 12 women as the participants watched the sappy movie "The Champ." They also dripped saltwater on the women's faces and collected those drops of saltwater. In Phase 2, 100 male volunteers looked at photos of ...
Chemical in Women's Tears Turns Men Off, Study Finds
By Yelena Shuster - AOL NewsWomen everywhere may need a new shoulder to cry on. Female tears lower testosterone levels in men, temporarily decreasing their attraction to the women who shed them, according to a new study in the journal Science. Chemicals in the tears send a signal that men absorb through smell (even though there's no discernible odor), like other pheromones the body emits. Researchers from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science collected the tears of female volunteers after they watched a sad movie, along with fake tears consisting of saline. When men smelled the real droplets, they found women's ...
Campaign Trail of Tears
By David Knowles - Politics DailySomething funny is going on out on the campaign trail of late. The fragile, emotional side of two of our candidates have miraculously surfaced for all to see. Yes, eyes have moistened and shutters have clicked. Coincidentally, the tears in question have come to us from the very two people who have often been accused of possessing cold, even robotic personalities. I speak of Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney. Political Machine's Denise Williams recently chronicled the curious welling up of Clinton's eyes at a rally that her campaign described as designed to show her human side. Great timing, no? ...
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