Young adults have casual sex— but compared with their parents and grandparents, LESS. Since around 2000, young adult college students have stopped dating. Instead, they connect through app-enabled “hook-ups,” some of which become sexual. Researchers…

Doctors should advise: “Go home and make love frequently.” For the 20 million American adults with osteoarthritis, this prescription is endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation and makes perfect sense. First, “arthritis” is not a disease….

Erotic fantasies often provoke feelings of guilt, shame, and self-loathing. That’s hardly surprising. Many people grow up harangued by religious leaders and self-styled guardians of morality that among the many sexual possibilities, only a small…

If you’re a woman troubled by little or no erotic desire, a recent study shows that a self-help book by a woman sex therapist provides a significant libido boost. The book is A Tired Woman’s…

As post-sex cuddling increases so does sexual and relationship satisfaction. Ah, afterglow, the relaxed, dreamy post-coital period when many lovers feel close. But a better term might be after-cuddling. Recent research shows that cuddling is a…

The secret of keeping old married sex hot is courtship for life The New York Times asked 2,903 subscribers: If your entire sexual history were made public, would people find it shocking or boring? Two-thirds…

Want better sex? Eat a plant-based diet, especially fruits and vegetables. Diet plays an under-appreciated role in sexual function. Consider: Italian researchers surveyed 215 adults’ sex lives, then told half to eat as usual. The…