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SLEEP-DEPRIVED men are likely to believe that women want to have sex with them, a new study has found. Researchers at the Hendrix College in Arkansas tackling the age-old question "does she want to have sex with me?" have found a big night out on the town may give them rose-coloured glasses.
The study questioned a group of 31 male and 29 female college students about their interest in sex and desire to have sex. The questions were asked before and after a night without sleep.
The results were not surprising.
Men proved to be more interested in sex than women both before and after the sleepless night.
Both men and women understood women's intensions as being significantly lower than men.
However, once sleep deprived, the study showed men's judgment changed significantly. They now believed women's sexual interest and intentions were similar to their own.
Sleep deprivation, however, appeared to have no impact on female participant perceptions.
"Our findings here are similar to those from studies using alcohol, which similarly inhibits the frontal lobe," said co-principal investigator Dr Jennifer Peszka.
In men, at least, it seems to impair the part of the brain responsible for inhibition and moral reasoning.
"Poor decision-making in these areas can lead to problems such as sexual harassment, unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and relationship conflicts which are all factors that have serious medical, educational and economic implications for both the individual and for society," she said.
The study, The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Perceptual Processes Involved in Human Mating Decisions, was presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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FROM India comes a story of injustice, desperation and a son's deep devotion to his mother.

A woman has languished in jail for 19 years because no one could afford to pay her bail. Her bail was 5,000 rupees. That's about $A92.

No-one could raise the money, so the woman had to stay in jail for two decades. There is also a report this morning that the Indian justice system is so muddled and inefficient, she wasn't even aware she had been granted bail.

The woman's name is Vijay Kumari. In 1990 she was imprisoned on a murder charge. In 1994, a court granted her bail, but she couldn't afford it. She gave birth to a son in jail. The son was taken away to a children's home just before he turned five. And still the woman languished behind bars.

The child, whose name was Kanhaiya, grew up. Kanhaiya worked night and day in a garment factory on a miniscule wage until finally he earned enough money to cover his mother's bail.
Then just this week, Kanhaiya paid the bail and his mother was released.