Women who undergo surgical menopause at an earlier age may have an increased risk of…
Month: January 2013
Parkinson’s can lead to anxiety and other non-motor symptoms, even early on
While movement problems are the main symptom of Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows that…
4,000-year-old shaman’s stones discovered near Boquete, Panama
Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of 12 unusual stones in the back of a small,…
Chimpanzees successfully play the Ultimatum Game: Apes’ sense of fairness confirmed
Researchers have shown that chimpanzees possess a sense of fairness that has previously been attributed…
Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Environmental mood swings determine the sustainable yield of most fish populations.
Impaired coordination of brain activity in autism involves local, as well as long-range, signaling
A new autism study has found that local functional connectivity of the brain — the…
‘Bipolar’ marine bacteria discovered: Refutes ‘everything is everywhere’ idea
In another blow to the “Everything is Everywhere” tenet of bacterial distribution in the ocean,…
Salmon runs boom, go bust over centuries
Salmon runs are notoriously variable: strong one year, and weak the next. New research shows…
Knee replacement surgery may lead to weight gain
Patients who undergo knee replacement surgery may be at risk of gaining more weight than…
If we go over the fiscal cliff, will people spend or save? Childhood environments may hold the key
In the face of hard times, which strategy gives us the best shot at survival:…