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The Top 10 Reasons Why Sex Is Good For You

By Sabrina Bachai | May 20, 2013 02:45 PM EDT

A healthy sex life can pay huge dividends, from keeping you feel young at heart to actually lowering your risk for health problems in the future.

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‘Hooking Up’: Casual Sex Leaves Young Adults Feeling Unhappy, Confused

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 17, 2013 11:35 AM EDT

New research finds that most college-aged students are unhappy with mere hook-ups and feel regretful afterwards.

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Study Says Couples With Caramel-Colored Bedrooms Have More Sex

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 16, 2013 04:25 PM EDT

A new survey conducted in the UK found that the color of your bedroom can determine the quality and frequency of certain bedroom activities.

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Your Memory Foam Mattress Could Be To Blame For Your Bad Sex Life

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 10, 2013 01:12 PM EDT

A new study commissioned by mattress manufacturer Leggett & Pratt finds that memory foam mattresses could be negatively impacting your sex life.

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‘Messiah Of Sex’ John Williamson Dies, Plus 5 Most Famous Celebrity Swingers

By Nadia-Elysse Harris | May 03, 2013 09:15 AM EDT

Sexual revolutionary John Williamson died of cancer on March 24, but his legacy of free sex lives on.

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Space Sex: Plant Study Suggests Reproduction in Zero Gravity Is Dangerous

By Ashik Siddique | Mar 14, 2013 08:58 PM EDT

Sexual reproduction in low gravity is harmful for growing plants– is interstellar human reproduction a no-go?

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Expert Describes Breadstick Dildos, Erection-Withering Mouse Poo, Sodomizing Radishes and Other Bizarre Sexual Practices of the Greco-Romans

By Christine Hsu | Feb 01, 2013 10:44 AM EST

The sex lives of people living in the Greco-Roman era were apparently more shocking and perverted than previously thought.

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Study Reveals How Friends Are Actually The Best Lovers

By Christine Hsu | Jan 29, 2013 08:26 PM EST

Having a strong friendship bond with your partner is the secret to having a long-lasting romantic relationship, scientists claim.

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Lovers Swap Genes While Kissing: DNA Lingers in the Mouth Even After a Light Peck

By Christine Hsu | Jan 28, 2013 06:42 PM EST

Kissing is a physically affectionate act of pressing the lips against someone or something. The act is commonly used to express a multitude of human emotions like love, respect and friendship. However, what is less obvious is that when two lovers share a passionate kiss, they are also swapping their bacteria, bodily fluids and parts of their genetic code.

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Sex Myth Busted: Condoms Don't Take Away Bedroom Pleasure

By Christine Hsu | Jan 24, 2013 02:10 PM EST

A new study on sexual pleasure finds that men and women enjoy sex just as much with condoms as they do without.

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More Couples Are Turning to "Sex Coaches" to Teach Them How to Be Better in Bed

By Christine Hsu | Nov 28, 2012 10:43 AM EST

An increasing number of couples unhappy with their sex lives are turning to a new, provocative therapy: paying sex coaches to observe and teach them how to be better in bed.

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Planning a Baby? Practice Sex for Three Months, Researchers Say

By Amber Moore | Nov 27, 2012 11:11 AM EST

Couples that have sex for three to six months before conceiving have a better chance of a successful pregnancy.

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New Survey Reveals The Different Reasons Why Men and Women Dump Their Lovers

By Christine Hsu | Nov 15, 2012 05:22 PM EST

How and why you break up with someone depends on whether you're a man or a woman.

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Fifty Shades of Grey Prompts Wife to Divorce Her Husband

By Christine Hsu | Nov 12, 2012 01:38 PM EST

A middle-aged British woman is divorcing her husband on grounds that the erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey failed to improve his fading libido.

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Scientists Aim to Solve the Mystery of "Post-Sex Blues"

By Christine Hsu | Nov 07, 2012 03:49 PM EST

For some women, making love leaves no afterglow, in fact previous research found that one out of three young women have experienced post-sex blues at some point in their lives and 10 percent almost always experience depression after intercourse.

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