New research suggests that male semen can affect the genes and behaviour of females.
The research team, from the University of East Anglia, found male fruit flies selectively alter the chemical make-up of their seminal fluid.
And that when around rivals, the males produce more seminal proteins, New Scientist reports.
One of the proteins is a 'master regulator' of genes - and females exposed to it showed a wide range of changes in gene expression.
Gene expression is the process by which specific genes are activated to produce a required protein to help the body function.
These proteins go on to perform essential functions as enzymes, hormones and receptors, for example.
The research was presented earlier this month at the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution conference in Austria.
It adds to a growing body of scientific evidence showing seminal fluid may have both physical and psychological effects on the body.
Previous studies have claimed semen can elevate mood, increase affection, induce sleep and also contain at least three antidepressants.
The research suggests it is not just that women who are having sex are simply happier, but that happiness levels might be related to the quantity of semen within their body.
Seminal proteins can directly affect the behaviour of flies because they enter the circulation and get to the brain, says Professor Chapman.
This, in turn, helps her to reproduce as soon as possible.
It references the work of Sarah Robertson of the University of Adelaide. When it comes to seminal signalling, she believes 'semen causes the cervix to produce molecules that influence the rest of the body - and influence a women in many other ways than the region involved in reproduction.
According to a statement issued by The Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo, 87-year-old Joe Jackson was admitted Sunday afternoon (July 26) to their intensive care unit following a stroke.
The father of Michael Jackson, suffered three heart attacks and has been fitted with a pacemaker during an emergency surgery. His heart stopped beating for 10 seconds before he was revived by medical staff at the Albert Einstein Hospital.
He flew to Brazil to celebrate his 87th birthday but missed his birthday party on Saturday because he wasn't feeling well.
He was due back to the US on Tuesday. Family members want Jackson to return to the US for treatment, but at the moment his health is too uncertain to travel.
"Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family," the Houston family said in a statement. "She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of the late singer Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died Sunday, almost six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub. She was 22.
Her boyfriend, Nick Gordon and a friend discovered Bobbi face down and unresponsive in a bath tub on Jan. 31 and Gordon attempted to revive her. As she lay in various hospitals for months, the Houston and Brown sides of her family frequently feuded over how to care for her, making headlines with their disagreements. Bobbi was placed in a medically-induced coma and had been breathing with the aid of a ventilator before she died on Sunday.
Her mother, Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel bath in Los Angeles in 2012.
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Dark Green Vegetables
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Beans
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Nuts
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Poultry
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Eggs
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Whole Grains
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Oysters
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Low-Fat Dairy Products
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The New York Times has published highlights from the transcript of a deposition of Bill Cosby that took place in 2005 and 2006. During the intense questioning which took place at a Philadelphia hotel, Cosby presented himself as an unapologetic, cavalier playboy who used his fame and wealth to take advantage of women. The deposition was held as part of a lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand, who accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting her. The parties have been prohibited from releasing the memorandum because of a confidentiality clause that was part of the settlement agreement, but the deposition itself was never sealed.
The deposition revealed:
-That Cosby admitted he had procured a type of sedative called Quaaludes, with the intent of giving them to women he was planning to have sex with. He also admitted to giving Andrea Constand one-and-a-half tablets of Benadryl.
- That Cosby as cultivated relationships with young women by acting as a mentor figure to them, spending time with them, and taking on a larger and larger role in their lives before pushing them for sex acts.
- That Cosby admitted to paying a woman to keep quiet about their affair through the talent agency that represented him.
Constand's lawyer had asked the court to release the 10,000-page deposition transcript to the public.
