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Men want sex and women want love? Not exactly.

Men want sex and women want love. Right?

Or taking it a step further: men barter love to get sex, and women barter sex to get love… something like that?

Not only is it more complicated than this, but it’s possible that the reverse is closer to the truth.

Here are a few things to consider. Follow the money Our use of technology reveals something interesting. When it comes to supplementing or substituting for a lover, men and women utilize different tools.

For women the most common tool is a vibrator.

One bad night’s sleep may increase levels of Alzheimer’s protein

alzheimers disease beta amyloid plaques in brain tissue

Just one night of bad sleep may lead to more of a protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease building up in the brain.

People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to have sticky clumps of beta-amyloid protein in their brains, although the roll these plaques play in the condition is unclear. It’s possible this protein helps cause the condition, or instead that the protein forms plaques in the brain in response to the disease.

Drinking alcohol helps you to live past 90

The secret to living long into ripe old age has been heavily debated for quite some time. Eating a healthier diet, regularly practising yoga in a peaceful park, visiting exotic hot springs to cleanse your body… people have tried all sorts of things to ensure longevity.

However, a study (the 90+ study) has discovered that the key to reaching past the age of 90 could all come down to drinking a couple of glasses of alcohol a night and putting on a few extra pounds.

The unique eating habits of slim people - 6 Tips for Weight Loss

skinny lady with tape measure around waist

The unique eating habits of slim people - 6 great tips for losing weight and staying slim.

OFTEN we curse those seemingly natural slim individuals who appear to be able to eat anything they like without ever gaining an ounce of weight. Appearances can be deceiving though, and when you look closer, there can be some marked differences in the way slim people consume their food that play a big part in their ability to maintain their trim physiques.

So what can we learn from them?

1. THEY ARE FUSSY WITH THEIR FOOD CHOICES

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome may be an inflammatory disease easily diagnosed with blood test according to new research

Chronic fatigue syndrome is an inflammatory disease that can easily be diagnosed with blood test according to new research say medical researchers.

Taking PPI Heartburn Medication May Increase Your Risk of Dying

Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication may increase risk of death

New research suggests people on proton pump inhibitors are more likely to die than those taking different antacid or none at all.

Millions of people taking common heartburn and indigestion medications could be at an increased risk of death, research suggests.

The drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), reduce acid production by the stomach lining and are very widely prescribed, with low doses also available without prescription from pharmacies. In the UK, doctors issue more than 50m prescriptions for PPIs every year.

Rules of memory rewritten in study described as "beautiful, elegant and extremely impressive"

What really happens when we make and store memories has been unravelled in a discovery that surprised even the scientists who made it.

The US and Japanese team found that the brain "doubles up" by simultaneously making two memories of events.

One is for the here-and-now and the other for a lifetime, they found.

It had been thought that all memories start as a short-term memory and are then slowly converted into a long-term one.

Experts said the findings were surprising, but also beautiful and convincing.

Norovirus Closes Schools, Spreads Misery

March. 05, 2017 -- Schools from Rhode Island to California have closed down for days this winter after students and teachers became ill with what is believed to be norovirus, public health officials say.

Norovirus, incorrectly called the "stomach flu," is a short-term illness that's different from the flu. It strikes about 20 million people a year in the U.S., most commonly in the winter, and causes a few days of misery, with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.

Your Sex Life May Work Wonders for Your Work Life

Employees in better mood the next day, leading to more work engagement and job satisfaction, study contends.

What makes for a happy, productive worker?

It could be a good sex life. At least that's the suggestion of a new study that included 159 married employees who were surveyed daily for two weeks. Those who had sex were in a better mood at work the next day, which led to higher levels of work engagement and job satisfaction.

The beneficial effects that sex had on work were equally strong for men and women and lasted for at least 24 hours.