Potent anti-aging mechanism identified
How well the integrity of our DNA is maintained is a critical factor in determining how our bodies age. Now,…
Collecting items can trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder
Whatever you collect – porcelain dolls, precious stones, shoes, thimbles, watches or fans – your hobby could easily become a…
Low birth weight infants “programmed” for obesity
When mothers have poor or inadequate nutrition, their newborns are “programmed” to eat more because they develop less neurons in…
Liver, not brain, may originate Alzheimer’s
Unexpected findings from a Scripps Research Institute study could completely alter prevailing notions about Alzheimer’s disease – pointing to the…
Alarming sperm quality decline in Finland
Over the last 10 years, Finnish researchers have charted a dramatic decline in both sperm quality and sperm counts in…
Aspirin, ibuprofen linked to impotence
Erectile dysfunction is often one of the first symptoms men with cardiovascular disease exhibit, leading Kaiser Permanente researchers to believe…
Hard evidence on cannabis use and erectile dysfunction
Cannabis and its effects on the brain are relatively well understood, but new research suggests that cannabis receptors also exist…
Study finds no brain damage among ecstasy users
Prior studies that identified cognitive impairment in ecstasy (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) users were flawed, say the researchers behind a new study that…
DNA tests create incest dilemma
The use of DNA microarrays to diagnose developmental disabilities and congenital anomalies in children can also unexpectedly identify that some…
Study links morning after pill to jump in STDs
Offering the morning after pill over-the-counter without fee in the UK has not reduced the number of teenage pregnancies and…
Processed food cripples young brain
A new study appearing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health has found that infants with a higher intake…
Breeder or worker? Scientists search for the genes that drive societies
In order understand the evolution of complex societies; researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects to decipher which genes…
Courtship affects gene expression
Some of the mysteries of human mating behavior could now be explained thanks to a new study that shows that…
Antioxidants causing fertility problems
Antioxidants are a popular dietary supplement but we still don’t have a complete understanding of how they act in our…
Colored light used to control brains of GM animals
Optogenetics researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have achieved unparalleled control over the brain circuits in laboratory animals by…
Benefits of breastfeeding last into adolescence
Breastfeeding appears to confer advantages well beyond infancy, with European researchers reporting significant differences in muscle strength and aerobic capacity…