A new study published February 10 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences takes what may be the first detailed look at the problem of…
Programs for adolescents need to be engaging, but situations that ask young people to make sacrifices and do difficult things for the good of the group are…
On February 8th, 2009, the online is-sue of the renowned scientific magazine Nature Genetics publishes three large-scale studies in parallel on these findings….
Cooperation, despite being now considered the third force of evolution, just behind mutation and natural selection, is difficult to explain in the context of…
The study indicates that more and more Europeans are likely to suffer from ragweed allergy or already have an allergy to ragweed. Ragweed is the main cause of…
It's not uncommon for students to consume energy drinks to increase their concentration as they study throughout the night. “Energy drinks are the coffee of a…
1 in 200 of our human genes can be inactivated with no detectable effect on our health. A study by Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute scientists raises new…
The study looked at 396 women who were treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer. The researchers found that 19 percent of women who fell clearly within…
A recent study by LSU engineers suggests that Katrina-flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants, particularly aerosols and gases, which could…
People with an upper SES background can often be accused of flaunting their status, such as by the types of cars they drive or how many pairs of Manolo…
The researchers compared trips to a local farm shop with deliveries made by companies that distribute organic vegetable boxes to their customers. They study…
The study in memory-deficient mice, published in the February 4 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, was led by Larry Feig, PhD, professor of biochemistry at…
However, a new study suggests that some components of green tea may counteract the anticancer effects of one cancer therapy, bortezomib (Velcade®), and may be…
In the study, scientists tested the thinking skills of 6,500 people with an average age of 72 from the Chicago area with different levels of education. The…
A new brain-imaging study is shedding light on what it means to “get lost” in a good book — suggesting that readers create vivid mental simulations of the…
A new study from the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) at McGill University demonstrates interestingly, that sleep-wake states are regulated by two…
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