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BEIJING Chinese women are being taken on a roller coaster ride by social media, getting bombarded on one side by extreme expectations about physical beauty while getting support for female ...

Chances are everyone’s been on the receiving end of mixed signals at some point or another. You meet someone, hit it off, they express interest, and then things suddenly start to feel dicey. They drop ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A disabled East Tennessee woman has struggled unsuccessfully to pay back $12,000 to Social Security in overpayment benefits. She’s gotten mixed signals about whether she owes ...

Neural pathways, stained neon green above, carry smell signals through the mouse brain from the basal amygdala to the auditory cortex. Imagine you’re at a dinner party, but you can’t smell the food ...

Men often misinterpret a woman's innocent smile or compliment as a sexual come-on—but why? Gender stereotypes imply that men are socialized to oversexualize the world. But research suggests there are ...

Dear Annie: I’m a divorced man in his mid-60s with no children, and I have a job that I’m very secure in. I recently began dating a woman who I met at a work seminar. Our first few dates didn’t give ...