Babies’ repetitive babbles, such as ‘dada’ or ‘baba,’ primarily are motivated by infants’ ability to…
Month: October 2015
Study combats ‘anxiety’ as barrier to breast cancer screening
A new article describes a successful intervention to decrease anxiety accompanying breast cancer screening, lessening…
Reducing the sweetness to survive
Plants produce toxic compounds in order fend off herbivores. To make sure that the toxicity…
The power of two may help explain brain design
At its most basic level, the brain is about the power of two, says a…
C-section delivery does not decrease at-birth fracture rates in infants with rare bone disease
Cesarean delivery was not associated with decrease in the at-birth fracture rates in infants with…
Implant procedure helps patients with sacroiliac joint pain
A minimally invasive implant procedure is highly effective in reducing pain and disability for patients…
Biologists unravel drug-resistance mechanism in tumor cells
Cancer biologists have discovered that targeting the RNA-binding protein that promotes drug-resistance could lead to…
Plague in humans ‘twice as old’ but didn’t begin as flea-borne, ancient DNA reveals
New research dates plague back to the early Bronze Age, showing it had been endemic…
Zebrafish study offers insights into nerve cell repair mechanisms
A hormone called serotonin — better known for its role as a mood booster —…
Racial differences in outcomes, costs of care in older men with prostate cancer
Older black men with localized prostate cancer were more likely to have poorer quality care,…