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sweat stories: 4 news summaries

Want to Be a Chick Magnet? Stop Showering

Smelling chemical in sweat makes women
consider men cuter

Sep 10, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men, if you want to win over your date, maybe you should skip the shower. A chemical found in both sexes' sweat attracts women, a study suggests. A researcher in Scotland dabbed a bit of the testosterone-derived chemical on female subjects’ upper lips before a speed-dating session, the Independent reports.... More »

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women • men • sex • love • pheremones • sweat • attraction • romance • pheromone • androstadienone

Men Smell Like Cheese, Women Like Onion

Find an animal that smells like tomato
and voila—pizza!

Jan 29, 09 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Working out at the gym may stimulate your appetite—or maybe it's the enticing scent of the person next to you. Sweaty men smell of cheese, and sweaty women smell like onion or grapefruit, New Scientist reports. Body chemistry accounts for the difference, say Swiss researchers who based their conclusions... More »

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gender • study • Switzerland • cheese • smell • sweat • body odor • onions

Stench is in Nose of Beholder

Body odor perceived differently based on genetics, study shows

Sep 16, 07 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for men with a nasty smell wafting under their arms: Scientists can prove why it's not so bad to everyone. A report published in Nature says that male sweat can invoke scents from urine to vanilla, thanks to tiny differences in a single receptor gene. How it reacts... More »

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Duke University • science • smell • sweat • scent • odor • body odor

Finn Sweats it Out at Sauna Championship

Competitors bring the heat, but victor lasts
12 minutes at 266F

Aug 6, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hometown favorite Timo Kaukonen was in it for glory, not relaxation, at the Sauna World Championships in Finland. Kaukonen was crowned prince of perspiration, but not before enduring 12 minutes and 26 seconds in a glass-walled sauna on a theater stage. The heat started at 230F and climbed to 266F... More »

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championship • Finland • sauna • Timo Kaukonen • sweat

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