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Yeah, not really.
But I did think that this was interesting.
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Kisses unleash chemicals that ease stress levels
CHICAGO - "Chemistry look what you've done to me," Donna Summer crooned in Science of Love, and so, it seems, she was right. Just in time for Valentine's Day, a panel of scientists examined the mystery of what happens when hearts throb and lips lock. Kissing, it turns out, unleashes chemicals that ease stress hormones in both sexes and encourage bonding in men, though not so much in women.
Chemicals in the saliva may be a way to assess a mate, Wendy Hill, dean of the faculty and a professor of neuroscience at Lafayette College, told a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday.
In an experiment, Hill explained, pairs of heterosexual college students who kissed for 15 minutes while listening to music experienced significant changes in their levels of the chemicals oxytocin, which affects pair bonding, and cortisol, which is associated with stress. Their blood and saliva levels of the chemicals were compared before and after the kiss.
Both men and women had a decline in cortisol after smooching, an indication their stress levels declined.
For men, oxytocin levels increased, indicating more interest in bonding, while oxytocin levels went down in women. "This was a surprise," Hill said.
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I always wondered why we like kissing.
So, whats going on with me... I have three friends getting married, my friend is pregnant with her second kid, and I'm nowhere closer to graduating college. I'm looking into getting a house with my brother, hoping/praying I can get into UTA's Nursing school, annnnnd looking for a job. Whewee. Life is beautiful huh? Still very single. That's complicated actually. Not saying I don't WANT a relationship...but I definately have eyes for one person and I'm not so sure that would ever work out. Re-friggin-diculous this situation is. Getting more into it would just make me feel as naive as the women in He's Just Not That Into You (great movie, but definately makes me feel stupid for having a vagina). Although, that isn 't the worst of it, I have like four dollars to my name...haha. Great. By tomorrow I'll have $100. Howeverrrrr I still have $2000 to pay on this semester's bill which sucks. Still got to take the dogs to get their last set of shots, need to get them fixed..all that jazz.
I really got nothin else for the time being....