Overweight or obesity in pregnancy is linked to lower vitamin D levels in both the…
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Cancer cells eat their neighbors’ ‘words’
Cancer cells are well-known as voracious energy consumers, but even a veteran cancer-metabolism researcher was…
‘Thinking and feeling’ in close relationships
Psychologists studying empathy in couples find that compassion is key to responsiveness; understanding alone isn’t…
Healthy lifestyle advice provides long-term benefits
In a recently published study, providing advice over a 5-year period about leading a healthy…
Few studies focus on threatened mammalian species that are ‘ugly’
Many Australian mammalian species of conservation significance have attracted little research effort, little recognition, and…
How cancer cells fuel their growth
Amino acids, not sugar, supply most building blocks for tumor cells, scientists have been surprised…
Genes influence sleep/wake timing of seizures in people with epilepsy
New research shows that genetics plays a role in sleep/wake timing of seizures. Researchers studied…
Giant reed is a photosynthetic outlier, study finds
Arundo donax, a giant reed that grows in the Mediterranean climate zones of the world,…
Trust your aha! moments: Experiments show they’re probably right
A series of experiments showed that sudden insight may yield more correct solutions than using…
Mutated gene safeguards against heart attacks
People with a specific gene mutation have a 50 percent lower risk of suffering a…