Scientists report the surprising finding that two proteins involved in oral taste detection also play…
Month: July 2013
Calming your dog’s anxiety during noisy Fourth of July
Have a dog with noise phobias, especially fireworks? A psychologist explains three main ways calm…
Pregnancy as window to future health
The development of complications in pregnancy provides a new window of opportunity for early heart…
Lack of immune cell receptor impairs clearance of amyloid beta protein from the brain
Identification of a protein that appears to play an important role in the immune system’s…
Environmental policy: Tallying the wins and losses of policy
In the past decade, China has sunk some impressive numbers to preserve its forests, but…
Nerve cells can work in different ways with same result
Epilepsy, irregular heartbeats and other conditions caused by malfunctions in the body’s nerve cells, also…
Caterpillars attracted to plant SOS
Plants that emit an airborne distress signal in response to herbivory may actually attract more…
Getting kids to eat their veggies: A new approach to an age-old problem
Every parent has a different strategy for trying to get his or her kid to…
Gene mutations caused by a father’s lifestyle can be inherited by multiple generations
Gene mutations caused by a father’s lifestyle can be inherited by his children, even if…
After the shooting, political violence lives on in kids’ behavior problems
Even short-term exposure to political violence may have long-lasting effects on children’s adjustment and behavior,…