Scientists discover unexpected benefit to masturbating — but just for men

Fellas, you might want to pencil in a little “me” time.  A new study found that masturbation comes with more perks than just the rush of feel-good endorphins after an orgasm. This time, it’s all about what’s going on behind the scenes with your swimmers. But before we dive in, a quick anatomy refresher.  Unlike women, who are born with most of the eggs they’ll ever have, men produce sperm continuously from puberty onward, storing it in the reproductive tract until it’s ready for release. When men need to provide a semen sample for fertility testing or treatments like IVF,…

Islanders vs. Panthers prediction: NHL picks, odds, best bet Saturday

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Islanders hockey isn’t for the faint of heart right now. Not only are the stakes massive, with every game essentially a must-win to keep…

NYPD, FDNY ready to renew their on-ice rivalry Sunday at UBS Arena

Put it over the radio: New York’s Bravest and Finest will light the lamps on the ice this weekend. The annual NYPD and FDNY hockey game — a grudge match filled with flying fists, punishing hits and high-octane play from the departments’ heroes — is a day circled on every…

Why does cannabis give people ‘the munchies’?

One of the best-known side effects of smoking cannabis is “the munchies,” or an intense increase in appetite. One minute someone might feel full, and the next they appear ravenous.This effect, known scientifically as cannabis-induced hyperphagia, is powerful enough that for regular marijuana users, it can even cause weight gain,…

Tennessee rips Iowa State to reach Elite Eight for third straight time

CHICAGO — Getting to the Elite Eight is becoming an annual event for Tennessee. This time, the Volunteers hope to go another round or two. Nate Ament scored 18 points, Ja’Kobi Gillespie finished with 16 and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night to advance to the regional finals…

Heroes, zeroes from St. John’s Sweet 16 loss to Duke

Heroes and zeros from St. John’s 80-75 loss to Duke in their Sweet 16 matchup on Friday night in Washington:   Hero The likely consensus National Player of the Year, Cameron Boozer, led Duke in crunch time. His three-point play with 3:06 left pushed the Blue Devils’ lead to three.…

Barack Obama greenlit Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 gerrymander

Former President Barack Obama gave his explicit blessing to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Prop. 50 redistricting measure, the governor revealed in an interview. Newsom was “very nervous” calling Obama for advice last summer over Prop. 50 — which passed overwhelmingly in November and shuffled California’s congressional maps to favor Democrats in…

Vance assembles cabinet secretaries for first anti-fraud task force meeting

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance gathered Trump administration bigwigs Friday for his first anti-fraud task force meeting — saying the team would reverse a more relaxed approach to verification of social services benefits. Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis “A lot…

Luka Doncic leads Lakers to blow out win over Nets

The first game after a lengthy road trip can be tricky.  Coach JJ Redick warned ahead of the Lakers’ home matchup against the Nets that games like Friday night can often feel like road games. And it showed for the Lakers, who struggled early on against the tanking Nets. But…

California set to rename Cesar Chavez Day after bombshell rape scandal

Top California Democrats have moved to officially strike disgraced union boss Cesar Chavez‘s name from an official state holiday — saying they’ll pass a bill to rename to celebration before the end of the month. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he’ll support a plan to rebrand March 31 — celebrated…

Knicks’ Josh Hart to sit out vs. Nets due to right knee issue

The Knicks again will be a bit shorthanded for their clash against the Nets on Friday. Josh Hart is out, with the Knicks listing his ailment as patella femoral syndrome in his right knee. That’s notably different from when he missed two games in Utah and Indiana last week, which…

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s security guard resigns amid probe into allegations of ‘inappropriate’ relationship: sources

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s security guard resigned amid an internal probe into allegations of an “inappropriate” relationship between the two, The Post confirmed. Brian Sloan stepped down last week after being placed on leave as the inspector general’s office investigates claims he was involved in an affair with the married secretary, sources…

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