A Hormone Can Help Keep Men Faithful

When men are given the hormone oxytocin they are more likely to stay away from attractive women they don't know and remain faithful in monogamous relationships, according to a new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience. The hormone oxytocin, which is made in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, plays a part in prompting childbirth, helps women nurse, and assists the human ability to form social relationships....

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Gargling Sugar Water Can Boost Your Self-Control

In order to have better self-control, all you have to do is gargle sugar water. The finding came from a study at the University of Georgia, led by professor of psychology Leonard Martin and Matthew Sanders, a doctoral candidate also in the UGA Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and was published in Psychological Science. Fifty-one students were involved in the study and were asked to perform two assignments so that...

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