Parents are increasingly experiencing a “time squeeze” as they struggle to navigate the pressures of…
Month: July 2013
Attractive and successful: In bonobos, attractive females are more likely to win conflicts against males
While intersexual dominance relations in bonobos never have been thoroughly studied in the wild, several…
Cancer researchers discover how BRCA mutation starts breast, ovarian cancers
Scientists have solved a key piece in the puzzle of how BRCA1 gene mutations specifically…
Drug shows dramatic reduction in seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex
A drug originally developed to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs has now been shown…
Neural origins of hot flashes identified in menopausal women
A new study from neuroscientists provides the first novel insights into the neural origins of…
Path of plaque buildup in brain shows promise as early biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
The trajectory of amyloid plaque buildup —- clumps of abnormal proteins in the brain linked…
Findings offer alternative approach to creating a universal influenza vaccine
Scientists have determined that it might be possible to stimulate the immune system against multiple…
Black-legged ticks linked to encephalitis in New York state
The number of tick-borne illnesses reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Biochemists uphold law of physics
Experiments by biochemists show for the first time that a law of physics, the ergodic…
Surprise finding reveals how adaptive our immune systems can be
Studies of patients with immunodeficiencies involving single gene mutations can reveal a great deal about…