sexuality

Cellphone use may affect men's fertility--study

Men who use mobile phones could be risking their fertility, an intriguing new study by researchers at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., warns.

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The study, published in the journal 'Andrologia,' suggests that men who have been diagnosed with poor sperm quality and are planning to have children should limit their use of mobile phones.

While excessive use of cell phones appears to increase testosterone level in body, it can lead to lower sperm quality and reduced fertility.

Beautiful people are happier, richer--study

Money may not buy happiness, but an unmatched beauty can buy both happiness and money, an intriguing new study involving more than 25,000 people worldwide finds.

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Economists at The University of Texas at Austin suggest that beautiful people are generally more happier than their not-so-beautiful counterparts, because apparently they get paid more than their plain jane counterparts, and marry rich husbands, who are also good-looking.

Such economic benefits of beauty account for more than half of their happiness, researchers say.

“Personal beauty raises happiness. The majority of beauty's effect on happiness works through its impact on economic outcomes,” the USA Today quoted lead author Daniel Hamermesh as saying.

Women on top unable to manage family--study

Though it's a widely accepted notion that women are better at multitasking, a recent study from researchers at London School Of Economics claims that high flying career women are unable to manage work and family at the same time.

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Dr. Catherine Hakim, senior research fellow at the department of sociology at London School of Economics, revealed that women who keep juggling between the roles of a career woman and home maker hardly get to spend time with their family and end up like a “nominal family.”

Working women end up having nominal families--experts
Researchers aver that women might face a tough time coping with inflexible gender equality laws and pay gaps due to their life style choices.

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