from the maybe-we-ought-to-look-into-this dept.
New discoveries lead to new questions and hypotheses, but the existence of some things in the human body are hard to prove, Miller said. Here are four areas whose very existence in the body has been debated, along with the views expressed on both sides of the argument.
The G-spot
When women are surveyed, the majority of them say they believe the G-spot is real. But when doctors are asked about the existence of the Grafenberg spot, named for a German gynecologist who first described an erogenous zone on the anterior, or front, wall of the vagina that is linked with intense orgasms, there might be considerable debate on the subject.
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PheromonesPheromones are chemical signals that animals release as a way to communicate with other members of the same species. Insects and other animals are known to secrete pheromones in their sweat, saliva or urine, and the animal that picks up on the compounds, often by smelling them, may get information, such as that a certain territory has been marked, that danger is nearby or that a potential mate is sexually available.
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IrisinThe researchers suggested that irisin is a protein produced when a person exercises, and that the body may make more of it as physical activity continues, said Keith Baar, an associate professor of physiology at the University of California, Davis, who has studied exercise and irisin but was not involved in Spiegelman's research.
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Cancer stem cellsCancer stem cells are a big issue in cancer biology, Miller said. Normal stem cells are special cells that can give rise to other types of cells in the body, to make tissues and organs.
This has led scientists to theorize that, like normal tissue, cancer is also driven by stem cells.
(Score: 5, Funny) by mendax on Monday October 05 2015, @03:48AM
Obviously the doctors who were asked about the G spot are men and either don't have sex with women, have very short fingers, or have had them amputated by an angry female PMSing patient.
It's really quite a simple choice: Life, Death, or Los Angeles.
(Score: 3, Informative) by FatPhil on Monday October 05 2015, @09:40AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @06:36PM
Regardless, I dated a girl in high-school, who with only slight g-spot stimulation would have very quick, bone shattering orgasms. It was a beautiful thing to behold. My wife, while she enjoys it, does not have nearly the same response. This tells me that different people have different reactions to the same stimulus. This, to me, seems obvious.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday October 06 2015, @07:53AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @03:48AM
Irisin exists. The exact function of the protein is just not settled yet.
Cancer stem cells exist, but they aren't actually stem cells so scientists get caught-up in arguing the semantics of what they are and what to call them. Tumor initiating cells is a more conservative term for them.
(Score: 3, Informative) by RamiK on Monday October 05 2015, @10:01AM
Not to say I have any clue what's what, but Just yesterday Irisin was discussed in https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/10/03/0835223 [soylentnews.org] and the study in question, being the meta-study that it is, had review of the research discussing it.
compiling...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @04:54AM
Just like the Ramones, not a real thing. The whole thing was a scam by the company that produced AXE. Phermones that attract women? Give me a break? The only thing that attracts females is sophistication, a certain je nai se qua, style, and money. Mostly money. But then, what were we all looking for in the first place? Maybe all thoughts are just chemicals, and chemicals are just, like elements, and elements are only the result of stars exploding, and all of it is much ado about nothing.
(Score: 3, Disagree) by isostatic on Monday October 05 2015, @08:59AM
Yes it's money. That's why poor men never have kids.
(Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday October 05 2015, @04:19PM
Huge money negates the need for charisma, confidence, humor, or alcohol.
Without money, you need some of the others, a minimum of which quite a few men can achieve helped by lowered standards in monogamous societies.
(Score: 2) by art guerrilla on Tuesday October 06 2015, @01:17AM
all too true...
i would presume that soylent published about the various formal/informal studies where woman/men approach random people on the street and say, 'me so horny, we suckee, we fuckee ? ? ?', and the ensuing percentages of men vs woman who accept, etc... i will only say it confirms EVERY stereotype feminutzis would aver is otherwise...
along with that, were studies which rated the traits which attracted men/woman to each other... as i recall, when it came to a trait like 'economic stability', men were, meh, 40sumpin percent interested in that as a primary criteria for choosing a 'mate'; woman, sumpin like 97%...
your honor, i rest my case...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @02:14PM
Just like the Ramones, not a real thing.
Twenty twenty twenty four hours to go-oh-ho
I wanna be sedated
Nuthing to do, nowhere to go-ho
I wanna be sedated
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 07 2015, @12:32PM
Real enough!
(Score: 1) by Osamabobama on Monday October 05 2015, @03:40PM
*je ne sais quoi
Appended to the end of comments you post. Max: 120 chars.
(Score: 2) by M. Baranczak on Tuesday October 06 2015, @03:51AM
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Techwolf on Monday October 05 2015, @05:51AM
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Lookie there, another bait click headline on a crappy website..*looks at what website he is on*...wait a minute.....
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by VanderDecken on Monday October 05 2015, @06:46AM
I figure that to not believe in pheromones you either need to be prepubescent or a eunich.
Quoting Heinlein: What a lovely world it is that has girls in it ...
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @09:35AM
I don't believe in pheromones, they go against the Eunuch Philosophy. I only woo girls through stdout.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Tuesday October 06 2015, @12:19AM
Eunichs have null pointers.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @02:30PM
So, you're saying "Boys are attracted to girls. Therefore, pheromones exist."
Can't say I'm overwhelmed by your argument, Socrates.
(Score: 1) by VanderDecken on Monday October 05 2015, @02:59PM
Hey, it wasn't intended to be scientific :)
The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
(Score: 1) by DutchUncle on Monday October 05 2015, @06:58PM
All the years I was in school, there was plenty of discussion of pheremones in both plants and animals, but insistence that humans did not have any. Never mind the historical evidence (including historical non-literal-history, like the various religions) of fragrant flowers being important in most cultures (at least where flowers grow), and of perfume and "fragrant spices" being the sort of business that was worth sending caravans over the desert. Humans are animals on this planet, and it's pretty obvious that we are affected by scents, and equally obvious that there's no reason for us to be totally unlike other animals on this planet.
(Score: 1) by ACE209 on Tuesday October 06 2015, @10:44AM
You probably thought of hormones instead of pheromones?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by idetuxs on Monday October 05 2015, @06:08PM
My off topic comment is about those annoying clickbait titles.
"4 things you didn't know about $subject"
"5 facts about $whatever"
" The most 3 impressive $stuff"
This title just remainded me about that. So, ew.
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Tuesday October 06 2015, @02:07AM
We're SoylentNews not SoylentFeed, damn you!
Tips for better submissions to help our site grow. [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 3, Funny) by pixeldyne on Monday October 05 2015, @06:42PM
The clitoris: many debate the existence of it. Some claim to have proof. Who can we trust?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @07:15PM
FTFY. The clitoris is a very real and very well documented physical structure of female anatomy. Just because most men can't or don't care to find it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Now the female orgasm, on the other hand, its existence can be doubted because most men can't or don't care enough to give them to their partner. There is insufficient evidence of its existence specifically because of this inability or unwillingness to obtain the evidence.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Tuesday October 06 2015, @12:03AM
> FTFY. The clitoris is a very real and very well documented physical structure of female anatomy.
Hey, you are implying that parent has ever seen a beaver. If soylentils are anything like the users of that other site...
Account abandoned.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday October 06 2015, @07:59AM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 05 2015, @08:56PM
I don't know about the other ones, but XXX definitely exists because my girlfriend's hairdresser's chiropractor said so.