Researchers have identified new genetic signals for the regulation of how infants grow. This may be a crucial step in…
Exposure to BPA in the womb linked to wheezing and poorer lung function in children
Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the commonly used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are more likely to have children…
Hysterectomy May Raise Depression and Anxiety Risk
Four to 6 percent of women will develop depression or anxiety after hysterectomy, a new study found.
Hysterectomy May Raise Depression and Anxiety Risk
Four to 6 percent of women will develop depression or anxiety after hysterectomy, a new study found.
Science demonstrates that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Through advanced data analysis, researchers have established a causal relationship between failure and future success.
Handling traumatic grief reactions in children and adolescents post-9/11
In the wake of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001 (9/11), researchers defined the ‘traumatically bereaved’ as…
Did long ago tsunamis lead to mysterious, tropical fungal outbreak in Pacific northwest?
The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 and the tsunamis it spawned may have washed a tropical fungus ashore, leading to…
Better sleep habits lead to better college grades
Two professors have found a strong relationship between students’ grades and how much sleep they’re getting. What time students go…
Genetic markers linked to the start of symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have identified a group of genetic variants related to the starting point of Parkinson’s disease. These results, published in…
‘Relaxed’ enzymes may be at the root of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Treatments have been hard to pinpoint for a rare neurological disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth, in part because so many variations of…