The ability to correctly identify signs of depression depends on the gender of both the…
Month: November 2012
Why yawning is contagious in bonobos: As with humans, yawning Is more contagious when individuals are closely related
Being socially close to another bonobo is more likely to make bonobo apes yawn in…
Bored mink snack between meals, lie awake in bed; Enriching surroundings reduces signs of boredom in caged mink
How can you tell when an animal is bored? Researchers have found that mink housed…
Oldest fossil of giant panda family discovered
New fossils found in Spain are thought to be of the oldest recorded ancestor of…
Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can affect a child’s IQ
Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child’s…
Discovery could lead to faster diagnosis for some chronic fatigue syndrome cases
For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at…
Gene nearly triples risk of Alzheimer’s, international research team finds
A gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of Alzheimer’s disease has been discovered…
Heart failure in older breast cancer patients linked to medication
Heart failure is a relatively common complication in older women with breast cancer, but the…
Evolving roles of hospice and palliative care
Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while…
Meningitis A vaccine breaks barrier; first to gain approval to travel outside cold chain
Signaling a potential breakthrough for immunization programs in resource-poor countries, researchers will for the first…