In a study published tomorrow (1 August) in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, researchers show that warfarin reduces the scarring on the liver caused…
A recent international study has shown that high levels of alcohol and drug consumption among Europe’s young people could affect their decision making and…
The study, published in the July issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy, found that the risk increased 3% for every additional alcoholic drink per week. In…
As atmospheric CO2 levels rise, methods to mitigate these increases are becoming very important. Three studies published in the July-August 2008 issue of Soil…
The tendency toward obesity is directly related to the brain system that is involved in food reward and addictive behaviors, according to a new study.Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) and colleagues have demonstrated a link between a predisposition to obesity and defective dopamine signaling in the mesolimbic system in rats. Their report appears in the August 2008 issue of The FASEB Journal. …
The study questions recent claims that chickens were first introduced into South America by Polynesians, before the arrival of Spanish chickens in the 15th…
By the age of 18 years, two in every five South African schoolboys report being forced to have sex, mostly by female perpetrators.A new study, reported in…
By absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and from the human use of fossil fuels, the world’s seas function as a giant buffer for the Earth’s life…
Responses to such cues that are associated with the positive effects of drinking are a lead cause of relapse in abstinent alcoholics. Using a behavioral animal…
Researchers from Lyon (1) and Canberra (Australia) (2) have found evidence ofa progressive ocean cooling of about 15°C over a period of 40 million years during…
However, there is increasing evidence that this hormone also plays an important role in social bonding and maternal behaviors. A new study scheduled for…
In a study using laboratory animals, researchers found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction opened a mechanism called the blood-brain…
When asked to stay in bed for 16 hours in the dark each day for several days, younger people get an average of 9 hours of shuteye compared to 7.5 for older…
“I first got interested in this topic because people were telling me that the air fresheners in public restrooms and the scent from laundry products vented…
A new study concludes that elements of human cognition and perception that are not yet fully understood by scientists may receive greater insight by analysing…
The research, undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) and the University of Warwick, found that savings made through reduced…
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