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Published online 28 May 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030527-2

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Male sweat relaxes women

Men's underarms may hold clue to new fertility drug.

Ladies! Looking for a way to relax? Then try sniffing a man's underarm. New research shows that armpit sweat calms female volunteers.

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