But that's not so for the crop pest hornworm caterpillar, a study shows.While other animals increase metabolism and stop growing or developing during a…
They might be called a blessing or a curse — tannins, which are present in certain sorghums, contain health-promoting antioxidant properties, but also provide…
Why are some people very selfish and others very altruistic? Previous studies indicated that social categories like gender, income or education can hardly…
Believed to be the first analysis of occurrence of bisphenol S (BPS) in thermal and recycled paper and paper currency, the report appears in ACS' journal…
Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as…
Hormone-mimicking chemicals released into rivers have been found to impact the mating choices of fish, a new study has revealed. The controversial chemical…
Although crops have a general defense mechanism in order to fight against viruses, their invaders counteract this defense by suppressing the plant immune…
And even if your old man isn't a leader, other men in your community are more likely to take you under their wing than your sisters, lavishing attention on you…
In recent years an increasing number of epidemiological studies have found a relationship between how long we sleep for and obesity as well as type 2 diabetes,…
New research reveals that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients do not receive fewer cancer screening tests than the general population. Results of the study,…
The new findings appear to contradict the results of the Women’s Health Initiative, a long-term study begun in 1991 to analyze the effects of hormone therapy…
The Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center study, presented recently at the annual meeting of the American Society of Echocardiography, suggests adding…
The HPV vaccine not only has resulted in a decrease in human papillomavirus infection in immunized teens but also in teens who were not immunized.The study is…
A new study published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions reports that a number of school-age children suffer from…
Obesity and obesity-related disease is a growing health issue worldwide. Somatostatin, a peptide hormone, inhibits the action of growth hormone (GH) and…
An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death. When compared to…
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