Month: January 2017

If losing weight is on your list of New Year resolutions, be sure to include both diet and exercise. New ...

Sex hormone-sensitive gene complex linked to premenstrual mood disorder

Credit: Peter Schmidt, M.D., NIMH., David Goldman, M.D., NIAAA National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have discovered molecular mechanisms that ...

Genes affecting our communication skills relate to genes for psychiatric disorder

The researchers studied the genetic overlap between the risk of having these psychiatric disorders and measures of social communicative competence ...

Zinc eaten at levels found in biofortified crops reduces ‘wear and tear’ on DNA

Oakland, CA (January 3, 2017) - A new study by researchers from the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Research Institute (CHORI) ...

Research on dinosaur embryos reveals that eggs took 3 to 6 months to hatch

Credit: © AMNH/M. Ellison New research on the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos indicates that the eggs of non-avian dinosaurs ...

New study finds evolution of brain and tooth size were not linked in humans

Credit: George Washington University WASHINGTON (Jan. 2, 2017)--A new study from the George Washington University's Center for the Advanced Study ...

How long did it take to hatch a dinosaur egg? FSU research says 3-6 months

Credit: Courtesy of Darla Zelinitsky TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A human typically gives birth after nine months. An ostrich hatchling emerges ...

For the first time, researchers identify key proteins that may make Zika so deadly

Until it burst onto the scene earlier this year, Zika was an obscure, little-known virus. As a result, scientists know ...

A closer look at the eye

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new imaging technique that could revolutionize how eye health ...

New consensus on neuromodulation therapy by International Neuromodulation Society experts