Individual genes preferentially localize to specific points within the nucleus. The reasons for this aren't known, but the positions can be reshuffled during…

In two studies, researchers asked subjects to identify the sex of a series of faces. In the first study, androgynous faces with lowered eyebrows and tight lips…

“These findings open up the possibility of developing a relatively simple urine test that could detect OSA in snoring children. This would alleviate the need…

The findings, which emerged from a large prospective study of more than 20,000 Dutch men and women aged 20-65 years begun in 1993, show that the associations…

The scientists, led by Wen-Biao Gan, PhD, associate professor of physiology and neuroscience at NYU School of Medicine, discovered that a delicate balancing…

But the decline of species and their habitats may not just make the world boring. New research now suggests it may also put you at greater risk for catching…

Scientists have long known that opium-like painkillers, called opioids, relieve not only physical pain, but also some forms of emotional stress. Now, a new…

Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants – carbon monoxide and nicotine – as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to…

Yang Chai, the study’s principal investigator and director of the School of Dentistry’s Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, said that cleft palate is…

Cancer researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to turn ineffective new cancer drugs into cancer-fighters. By using…

Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a…

Type 1 diabetes often begins in childhood. Patients with type 2 diabetes have their insulin resistance measured routinely, but this is currently not common…

Changes in the brain's white matter are common among the elderly and dementia patients, and often appear as blurred patches on CT and MRI images. “A likely…

The results were published today in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study involved 1.2 million Swedish men doing…

The research is published in the December 1, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. People who live in the…

Intensive exercise prevented shortening of telomeres, a protective effect against aging of the cardiovascular system, according to research reported in…