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Hormones
For Men, High Testosterone Means Low Interest in Classical Music
Our hormones appear to influence our musical preferences.
Fashion Advice From Your Hormones
New research finds women are more likely to wear red during periods of high fertility.
The Stock Market on Hormones
New research suggests too much cortisol and testosterone are bad for the economy.
Our C-Section Rate Won't Budge—Is It Because We Don't Trust Women's Hormones?
An unprecedented new report looking at the biochemical mechanisms linked to birth and breastfeeding suggests that over-treatment in the delivery room is having lasting, harmful effects on both mothers and children.
Are Great Actors Created in the Womb?
New research from Poland finds a connection between acting renown and prenatal exposure to testosterone.
Why Are Synthetic Hormones Off-Limits in Sports?
Our bodies naturally create hundreds of hormones that are key to determining our athletic abilities. But the introduction of unnatural hormones raises important questions about how we define sex and gender.
Hormones and How Women Vote: New Evidence, but No Consensus
New research partially rebuts a controversial 2012 paper that linked fertility with the way women vote, but fails to refute the basic premise.
Do These Chemicals Make Me Look Fat?
Why are Americans—and animals—getting fatter? It isn’t just because of eating more and exercising less.
Chasing the Wrong Guys? Blame Your Hormones
Many ovulating women are deluded into thinking a merely desirable man is actually a good potential mate.